I've read through some pretty good histories of British shotguns but don't remember reading about these quad barrel shotgun/rifles. Must have been a treat to carry around, although of course those who could afford them probably had men to do that.
The site is too scattered between text and photos for me to post anything but the link...
https://dogsanddoubles.com/the-first-purdeys-over-under/
The site is too scattered between text and photos for me to post anything but the link...
https://dogsanddoubles.com/the-first-purdeys-over-under/