Funny this thread has bubbled to the surface just now. I did an update of this photo just three days ago. Now there are six with the addition of another Purdey .500 BPE. This photo also gives a view of the other side of these rifles for a comparison of the various cheekpiece styles. Enjoy!

The "new" Purdey is in second position from top. It is a best quality rifle with fluid steel barrels, rose & scroll engraving, clipped action, "lever over guard" Jones action with third fastner and Purdey's addition of a spring to snap the action shut. It's a fine one and only very lightly used. Made in 1891 and still has a century or more use left. It was an opportunistic purchase just before Christmas 2011. I will do some photography on it and post in due course.

One interesting feature of this rifle is a mechanical interlock that prevents both triggers from being pulled simultaneously. I've not seen that on any other gun. If the front trigger is pulled, the rear is blocked, and vice versa. That's not something I ever thought I needed, but it certainly is an interesting mechanical feature. The late 19th Century Brit gunmakers were the top of the heap. Their work remains unsurpassed.

Curl