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WildCattle
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Purdey doubles
      #219815 - 19/11/12 01:37 PM

A somewhat desperate attempt to compete with CaptainCurl:

Top to bottom:
- 1889 vintage 450BPE 'B' Quality rebarelled and modified to ejectors by Dan'l Fraser. The new caliber is 9.3x74R and is not a rechambered 400/360NE.
This gun was built by Samuel B Allport and finished by Purdey, before Fraser modified it.
Quite a Pedigree!
- 1890 vintage .450/.400 2 7/8" BPE 'C' quality BLNE.
- 1891 vintage .450/.400 2 7/8" BPE hammer island locks "Best" quality
- 1895 vintage .500 3" BPE hammer island locks "Best" quality
- 1906 vintage .303Br sidelock ejector Beesley patent "Best" quality

Bottoms up


action tops


Enjoy!
WC

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You know you have reached perfection of design not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Edited by CptCurl (19/11/12 10:33 PM)

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Rule303
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: WildCattle]
      #219827 - 19/11/12 06:14 PM

WildCatle thanks for sharing. You would be very happy with these in your collection.

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375Brno
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: Rule303]
      #219836 - 19/11/12 08:18 PM

+1
thanks for sharing. Great photos.
Rick

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CptCurlAdministrator
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: 375Brno]
      #219838 - 19/11/12 10:35 PM

Lovely rifles! I'm envious. You have outdone me by far.

Do you have the scope for your 9.3x74R?

Thanks,
Curl

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NitroXAdministrator
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: CptCurl]
      #219845 - 20/11/12 02:24 AM

Very nice collection. Lots of older BPE's too.

Now we can be envious of Curl AND you.

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Orvar
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: NitroX]
      #219855 - 20/11/12 04:17 AM

They're beautiful!!! Congratulations

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Sville
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: Orvar]
      #219856 - 20/11/12 04:34 AM

Fantastic rifles....

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HistoricBore
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: Sville]
      #219861 - 20/11/12 05:48 AM

I think all you guys should be rationed to no more than two, to give the rest of us a chance.

Or is that socialism ....

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DarylS
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: HistoricBore]
      #219864 - 20/11/12 07:50 AM

Lovely Dams.

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Daryl


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Buchsemann
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: DarylS]
      #219875 - 20/11/12 12:17 PM

That's a fine bunch of rifles you have there WildCattle.

Thanks for posting,

Buchseman

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He who, secure within, can say,
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

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rigbymauser
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: Buchsemann]
      #219880 - 20/11/12 04:49 PM


..A very dedicated collection.

Love the underlevers especially.

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WildCattle
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Re: Purdey doubles [Re: CptCurl]
      #219950 - 21/11/12 05:40 PM


Quote:

You have outdone me by far.


Nope, just trying...
I do have a Leupold scope that came with it. Not original of course.
The funny part is that somebody tried to erase the Fraser mark on the oldest one and had "James Purdey" re-engraved on the rib.
As if Fraser was a bad thing...

Thank you guys. I feel ludicrously lucky.

WC-

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