Bob I am so sorry, having had the pleasure to closly examine this fine shotgun and shoot it I feel bad for the owner.
I am quit certain the stock can be repaired structurally and blended in a way that it will be next to impossible to detect.
Being a family gun that more than likely never be sold that would be the best direction to take in my opinion.

Dave Wolf in Waco.....

I had a Perazzi with a similar break in the wrist after a double discharge. A very talented local stocker repaired it with only the very tiniest of evidence. It was amazing. Do not fret.

Phil
Thats right you have seen that gun.How you doing?
Well Chris went to a local smith to get an opinion.He has the gun now and assures Chris he can do the repair.So we'll see if not he will have it restocked.
Thanks for all the advice and info.I'll let y'all know how it goes.

The most difficult and complicated repairs on broken stocks that I have seen have been repaired by DT and Dave Wolf. Unfortunately, Trevallion is retired I have heard.

Dave has trained Steve Dalzell in stock repair and refers his customers to Steve. I have not seen Steve's work yet but Dave speaks very highly of him. Steve was already a very accomplished gunsmith and Dave saw real promise in his stock work.

I have a friend who has a high grade Parker with a beautiful stock with a ball grip broken almost identical to the subject Purdey. We took the gun to Dave and he had every confidence in having Steve do the repair. Dave says we'll never see evidence of the repair but he will take pictures of the process.

We'll see in a few months.





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With this, I fear we can bid another fine Purdey farewell...

I’m glad someone said this. There are 2 two stockers in the US that I would give any fine English gun, let alone a small bore Purdey, to work on and neither are “local gun smiths.” That’s like taking a Bently to the local shell station for a major repair. I mean no disrespect and I have no idea who the smith is but is a really bad (irresponsible?) decision.

It will either turn out fine, or it won't.

With a family heirloom it would be special to have the same stock that you know your granddad cherished and held. Btw your maybe never getting another one that he may of held. That for me would be the worth the extra shekels to reduce the risk of a botched job. That is maybe not very important for some.

For me when I pick up an old worn shotgun I feel honored and humbled. Getting to shoot one is like a warm welcoming hand shake with a fine old gentlemen willing to tell me story as if I am part of it. Maybe it's wrong to hold such an in-adamant object in high regard but then why do we have museums.

Dean how did your friends Parker stock break?

It broke accidentally.






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