Parker Bros. Employee Burt Becker??

[Dean Romig]

No, it was between the two Purdeys.





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[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

No, it was between the two Purdeys.





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Seems to me at his demise Norris possessed a pair of Purdey guns and a third gun (which I think was an H&H) of which GBE was to choose any of the three . I read this in one of GBE’s books which are no longer in my possession or I would quote it etc .

[Bill Murphy]

I haven't read all of GBE, but don't remember a Holland and Holland. He did own a Fox which he disgraced with a beavertail restock.

[Sheepherder]

To clear up the issue of the gun willed to GBE by Dr. Norris, refer to pages 210 and 278/279 of 'The Upland Shooting Life'. One Purdey Dr. Norris had built in 1929, for himself. The other Purdey and a Churchill box lock, had been "left to" Dr. Norris by his friend Lynford Biddle. It was this (Biddle) Purdey that GBE selected and refers to as the "little" Purdey. It had an extra set of more open 26" barrels. All 3 guns where 12 bore. GBE had his choice of the 3 and chose the "little" Purdey.