Does anyone know the cost of a new oak and brass SxS shotgun case ordered from Purdey for one of their guns? How about a motorcase? I assume they will make such a case on request.

Thanks in advance.

You might try an enquiry mail to either of these

http://www.teglondon.co.uk/

http://www.casecraft.co.uk/

I have no direct experience of either, but Purdey would be expensive; my guess is that they would sub-contract to a specialist business - which might even be one of these.

Thanks John - beautiful stuff at teglondon! I will drop them an email.

TEG, makes all the cases for the London Makers. I have two of their cases, a motor case and a compact case for my Purdey and Atkin.
I will tell you they do not respond to well to emails. Better to call.They are very busy all the time.

You might be better to pick up a case here in the US and have it restored. I had an oak and leather restored here in the US for a Holland Royal I bought.

You might check with Marvin Huey in Missouri. He makes excellent cases and probably can tell you the price of a Purdey case vs what he would charge for his manufactured case.

Recommend you look at huey in Kansas City he does first rate work.

http://www.hueycases.com

If you find a case that you want the interior redone completely to save a little on the cost of one from scratch then Huey is also a good option.

Guys, I really don't think he cares about the cost. It looks like he wants a Purdey case for his Purdey shotgun.

"If you have to ask"...Geo

With the Pound being down it might be a time to call them directly and order one if that is what you want. Others point out, correctly, that they are not made in house but I doubt the maker will sell them for much less than Purdey. Might cause a little hard feelings between the case maker and Purdey.

If you could buy it direct for a fraction their sales would drop and you are a one time customer not a repeat buyer like Purdey. Or maybe I am wrong the case without makers label might be a lot less. Either way I would rather call them directly and ask rather than waste time with emails which it wounds like the case maker barely tolerates. If you are lucky Purdey may have a period case which they can have reconditioned for your gun. The best of both worlds to me.

A friend who use to build custom rifles explained why he took his phone out of his shop. He had a two year backlog of orders, almost all paid in advance and the phone only wasted his time. He is gone now but I do wish I had ordered one of his rifles.

I know a few years ago I emailed them and asked if they would sell me a small label to fit a single motor case.
Their responce was they did not sell labels because people were putting them in cases and saying that the cases were original Purdey cases.
TEG London makes cases for Purdey and other London makers.
They can make you a case but not sure about a proper label.
What year was your Purdey made? And what is the barrel length.
Another option may be to contact Griffen and Howe as they are a U.S. agent for Purdey.

My 1938 Purdey (2) barrel set was refurb'd in London and TEG refit and restored the oak and leather case to brand new !

Unqualified recommendation for TEG !

Email mail me at dgreenblatt@businessmovesolutions.com if you'd like pictures.