It's Not a Double, But.....

[John Davis]

Purdey Single Barrel Trap Gun. One of 59. This was the 18th made.

[John Davis]

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[John Davis]

Letter from Purdey

[John Davis]

Edgar Palmer was the heir to and President of the New Jersey Zinc Company. They were the largest supplier of zinc in the United States. He was an avid yachtsman and a graduate of Princeton. He was major benefactor of Princeton as well.

[J. Scott Hanes]

Wow! One fine single.

[Shane Rhodes]

Beautiful gun!

[bill grill]

give us some details barrel length, choke, ect. Beautiful! How does it shoot?

[John Davis]

Barrel is 31 inches and she’s choked.046

[Jean Swanson]

John

Great gun, bet you can not wait to shoot it !!! Probably a James Woodward design , known for perfect balance, the trigger design, and single barrel trap gun. I do not remember the year in the 40's that Purdey purchased Woodward, but both produced BEST QUALITY guns.

Enjoy ,good shooting, your friend from Vermont
Allan

[B. Dudley]

The sideplate on the right side of the gun is interesting and makes for great symmetry. I have a Sauer SBT that is a sidelock and it only has the plate on the functioning side, all wood on the other.