Corkdecoy,In the early 1970,s I was a frequent visitor to William Powell,s shop on Carrs Lane in Birmingham.As a result I had some interesting discussions with Mr Powell Senior[Father of Peter]. On one such visit I was shown a 12g Purdey hammer gun with Whitworth steel barrels, price 95 pounds,by comparison a 12G AYA #2 cost 106 pounds.Mr Powell,s comment;"Best British hammer guns are the most undervalued antique in Britain today!"We are aware,or should be, that Mr Powell was absolutely correct in his assessment! [Sorry to say I did not purchase the Purdey!]
In my opinion, the same is true today for Best British box locks provided that they are in origional condition, in particular none ejectors.Now could be the time to consider buying such guns for sport or investment.
