Curl:

What a spectacular rifle! Thanks for the report. You suppose they would take my Merkel .470 in trade?

By the way, during WWII, Audley House - the home for Purdey's - was nearly destroyed by a German V2 bomb. The damage to the beautiful columns adorning the outside of the building continue to show the damage sustained that night and are evident in your first photo. They show as large gouges on the columns on either side of the entrance.

Kim