Purdey made 'their own design' o/u (done by Mr. Lawrence based on an Edwinson Green design) with Mr. Lawrence's fine work. The first were complex multi bolt units, beautifully, but made, but heavy and very expensive/demanding to make. Few were made, and later ones had a slightly simplified bolting system.
When Purdey bought out Woodwards, they made o/u guns on the Woodward design (slightly altered by the Lawrence family), which was elegant and lighter than Purdey's own, but still quite expensive to make. Both the 'true Purdey' and the Woodward are sidelocks.
Coming up to more recent times, a boxlock Sporter model with Italian input. See Purdey's own website. https://www.purdey.com/guns-rifles/the-sporter

There are more details on 'what is made/fitted where' here https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/reviews/shotgun/purdey-sporter-shotgun-review

They also make a trigger plate model which does seem to be London made, and of course the sidelock Woodward based model.

So, as I understand the present range, they have the 'Sporter', made partly by Perugini & Visini in Italy, and the 'Trigger Plate' and 'Purdey Woodward' made in London.

Last edited by JohnfromUK; 07/14/18 01:29 AM.