WC.....it seems if you read my post you would see, I never said they were purdey barrels...and know they are not WR barrels....I said the Dolls head was a WR patent..secondly, I said basically everything you said. Also, your assuming it was a double rifle...right? Hutton , a former Churchill gunsmith should have a more accurate description...if possible. The barrels, I know we're Redon...but the rib had the Purdey engraving...I never said they were Purdey barrels....and I even pressed the question more in that the engraving maybe wrong....when Kirk Merrington rebarrelled my Westley Richards...he actually kept the original rib on the gun....but they are not now WR barrels....my post was simply a follow up....I would be very much surprised that it was a double rife...but will follow up. Both of us are heading up to see him Monday...I am bringing a Grant with Boss barrels ( confirmed by Ron Lyn at Boss), which I bought from the same Cabellas... And got the province on mine from A, G& L. My friend and neighbor is concerned....so we will do our homework... We are both members of the Northeast chapter of the Vintagers...and the Gun in question is not mine...I found this thread by doing a google search. Actually, having held the gun , the stocking is not that bad. If the receiver is not Purdey then it will go back if he chooses...if it is he will probably keep it.
Edit...that is to say...if he finds no Purdey serial number where Purdey told him to look then we still have an issue, despite the receiver being made by one of several Birmingham firms...there still should be a number somewhere at the back of the receiver. The pictures on Cabelas raised the same red flags as has been stated in other posts with me and I have told him so.... Edit...I just looked at my Rigby and the receiver is far more robust and it is a 275... I can not believe that this receiver in question can support a 450 or 500 nitro express...I never can at this point make an assumption that the restocker put the serial number on it...it could have been made by any number of previous owners...but as stated my buddy will get Huttons educated opinion...
Last edited by Condor; 02/16/13 10:11 PM.
