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  • Was she ever caught in flagrante between Brian Rix and Leslie Phillips in a three-in-the-bed romp during a west end farce called Purdey in The New Avengers ?

    The Guardian World News Stuart Jeffries 2011

  • For most people, there are two kinds of two-barreled shotguns: the mass-produced models that are sold over the counter for no more than a couple thousand dollars, and the near mythical names such as Purdey and Holland & Holland, which can cost as much as luxury automobiles.

    Double-Gun Lust 2005

  • The British manufacturers, like Holland & Holland, James Purdey & Sons and Boss & Co., began making side-by-side shotguns (two barrels opposed horizontally) in the early 19th century.

    Arm Candy Monte Burke 2010

  • Purdey & Sons, richly decorated with gold-inlaid game birds in flight by master engraver Ken Hunt estimate: £75,000-£95,000.

    A Wealth of Scottish Treasure Margaret Studer 2011

  • The added bonus at Purdey is that they will treat you like a human being albeit with a hint of curiosity, not some poor sap who regularly blows £1,000 on a handbag as a matter of course.

    Finding the Perfect Handbag This Fall Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • I would buy it and hire a broker to solicit bids from Purdey, Beretta and others to make a chit load!

    Would You Pay $25,000 for a Piece of Wood? 2010

  • Reference Purdeys, I went to the BIG Exibition in Nurnburg the year I retired and asked the guy what a Purdey they had there was selling for, he told me $100,000, and of course being a poor ol 'GI Redneck from Florida I said SHEET I can buy a house for that.

    Just got back from the Gun Shop. You can click my name to see the LNIB Henry 22 with the receipt that I purchased for Wes. 2009

  • I've never really understood why men collect watches rather than, say, navy-blue Ralph Lauren Polo shirts, Purdey double rifles or even antique compasses.

    The Allure of the Male Timepiece Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • Reference Purdeys, I went to the BIG Exibition in Nurnburg the year I retired and asked the guy what a Purdey they had there was selling for, he told me $100,000, and of course being a poor ol 'GI Redneck from Florida I said SHEET I can buy a house for that.

    Just got back from the Gun Shop. You can click my name to see the LNIB Henry 22 with the receipt that I purchased for Wes. 2009

  • I would buy it and hire a broker to solicit bids from Purdey, Beretta and others to make a chit load!

    Would You Pay $25,000 for a Piece of Wood? 2010

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