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What is this lever for?
#226688 04/26/11 06:00 AM
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Purdey's DR .500 BP Express, circa 1895.
Lever just at front of safety button, is this for barrels fire sequence? Why?


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That switch is for "should you sell that old double to me" it is switched to yes.

What is it about these old guns that draws us in?
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Originally Posted By: Roy Australia
That switch is for "should you sell that old double to me" it is switched to yes.

I guess its pointing NO! laugh
Rifled barrels been overbored to smooth ones frown
Do you wnat it still? wink

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Mate, its a thing of beauty - rifled or smooth I would like it in my collection. I dont actually know the purpose of the lever.
I do love old guns with character, and that old piece has it in spades.

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Perhaps it prevents the safety from being inadvertantly activated under heavy recoil form the first barrel?
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The lever is a safety bolt to block the safety in the "safe" position; engaged while your tracker, or someone else is carrying your rifle to keep them from shooting you in the back.

LOVELY RIFLE! [at least it was]

All the best, Mal

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Spot on Mal. Gun bearers were notorious for fiddling with things. Lagopus.....
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Mal and Lagopus have it nailed. The usual name is a stalking safety and the configuration on the Purdey is the most common one. Rigby's tended to inlet a small square button which one depressed to hold the safety in place. I have even see one on a Mauser BA with a mod-70 type safety. It was a lever let into the top of the safety lever that froze the safety in on position and was a wonderful little piece of machining. I have only seen this once and it was worth buying the rifle for that alone!
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Thanks Mal.
The present owner of this 'lovely ex-rifle' wants a bit more, than 30 grand for that piece. It was made for some Russian-German Duke Purdey people say. I offered him $500, because of destroyed barrels.
He lives in Ekatherinburg and seems this city is famous not only for Czar's family killing, but for destroing best guns as well.

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Very fine re-inforced top lever action. possible to have a new set of barrels made in say .450 nitro keeping the "original" barrels as is.

Not worth 30 K in my opinion. Your $500 offer might be a bit light, however.

Purdey hammerless double rifles are very scarce with only about 500 ever made in all grades and locking methods.

All the best, Mal
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