Originally Posted By: dhanks
Originally Posted By: bonny
Originally Posted By: RARiddell
Originally Posted By: bonny
I would not be surprised if they are Italian made knives, with the purdey name stamped on. I know they do this with their damascus over and under shotguns.


Ha ha ha ha dhanks, hilarious! Read the post above!


Don't quite get the joke myself. The Purdey o/u's are made in Italy. Very fine guns i am sure, but they are an Italian gun with Purdey stamped on them.

As for the knives, i'll bet they are made from Swedish Damasteel, its what Purdey use in their o/u.

http://www.damasteel.se/inspiration/

http://www.damasteel.se/patterns/


You can see inside the Purdey factory they are making their own O/U barrels. Maybe they have different types, but these you can see are being made inside of Purdey by the barrel maker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fac892fHBME&t=28m50s


That video was posted on youtube in 2011, 7 years ago and god knows how long it was made before that. Purdey were making the woodward o/u's, as they own the brand since the just after war.