This gun sold at Southams last week and it is not a Purdey it is a fake and the letter supplied is for the serial number of the real purdey with this number but it is not this gun.
It is a cheap Birmingham gun with a fake serial number on it. The auctioner did say there was some doubt about the veracity and 'you pays your money you takes your choice'. I pointed out to him that it was a fake well in advance, as did one or two other people.
Bidding blind at auctions based on an auctioneer's description is a risky business!
BTW there were some very pretty hammer guns in this sale - made £680 and £1200 respectively. No wall thicknesses provided and no gauges in the room. I measured the walls - 13 thou!
