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James Purdey & Sons

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completed. In 1949, Purdey purchased another gunmaker, James Woodward & Sons, primarily for its ‘Under & Over’ design, which they had patented in 1913. A slightly-modified design remains in production today, alongside their ‘Sporter’ and ‘Trigger-Plate’ models, introduced in 2007 and 2018 respectively.  
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After the sale of the Eastcote ground, the company came to an arrangement to lease space at the West London Shooting Ground. Purdey had its own instructor, William Morgan, until his retirement in 1952, and thereafter they relied upon the Shooting Ground’s instructors. This arrangement continued until
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In 1878 James the Younger took two of his sons into the business, renaming it James Purdey & Sons. In 1882, the company moved from Oxford Street to new premises at 57-58 South Audley Street, on the corner with Mount Street, where the company remains today. James the Younger designed this building
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Richard Purdey, the sixth generation of the founder's family, was brought into the company as Chairman in 1997, retiring in February 2007. Nigel Beaumont, the cousin of Richard Beaumont, took over as chairman until his retirement in 2014. He was followed by James Horne, who was succeeded in December
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Purdey introduced their self-opening hammerless gun in 1880. Designed by Frederick Beesley, a former Purdey craftsman, his hammerless self-opening mechanism uses one limb of a V-spring to operate the internal hammers and the other to operate the self-opening feature. This action was modified in 1888
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hammerless ejectors by the 1890s. James the Younger was always at the forefront of advances in designing and building his guns and rifles and took out several patents for technical innovations over the years. These included the famous ‘Purdey Bolts’ locking system, and his concealed third bite. Both
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On 2 October 1925 James Purdey & Sons became a limited company, taking on investment from Jim Purdey’s in-laws, the Oliver family. Athol Purdey continued to run the business until 1929, when he was succeeded by Tom. In 1935, the Oliver family sold their shares to Sir Wyndham Portal and Major
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During the inter-war period, Purdey responded to demands from its American clients by introducing a single-barrelled trap gun (1923) and an over & under model (1925). The latter was based on a design by Edwinson Green, and despite significant refinement in the early 1930s only 27 were ever
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While Purdey had always supplied shooting accessories, it did not offer a full range of clothing and accessories until 1974, when it was started by Richard Beaumont’s wife, Lavinia. This was originally run from 84 Mount Street, which was accessed by its own door, and originally focussed on
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of the company until his retirement in 1955 due to ill health, with day-to-day management of the company being handled by the Managing Director, Harry Lawrence. Richard Beaumont became Chairman of the company in 1970, and in 1994, upon deciding to retire, sold James Purdey & Sons Ltd
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The founder's son, James Purdey the Younger, took over the company's running from his father in 1858. James the Younger saw rapid change in the development and design of guns and rifles during his lifetime, essentially moving
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through the incorporation of William Wem’s ejector design. Apart from occasional refinement and the optional single trigger mechanism, very little change has subsequently been made to the design of the side-by-side gun.
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in 1935, Purdey built a pair of fully-working miniature hammer guns, based on the King’s favourite pair. These were 1:6-scale, and were presented in a silver-gilt case made by the King’s jewellers,
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2019 by the current Chairman, Dan Jago. Richard Purdey’s daughter, Annika, the seventh generation of the founder’s family, currently sits on the company’s board as a non-executive director.
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Godfrey Miller-Mundy, who in turn sold them to John Cobbold in November 1943. Sadly he was killed when the Guard’s Chapel was hit by a V1 bomb on 18 June 1944. In 1946, Tom Purdey convinced
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in 1923, and were non-working 1:12-scale replicas of the company’s side-by-side shotguns. These were displayed in the library of the Dolls House on the instructions of
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high-quality shooting clothing, gifts and accessories. The range has since expanded, and now includes luxury lifestyle pieces and luggage as well. In June 2024,
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as well. He and his son worked together to develop the first ‘Express’ rifle, introduced in 1851. The name remains in use today for high-velocity dangerous game
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James Purdey was born in Whitechapel in 1784, and apprenticed to his brother-in-law, Thomas Keck Hutchinson. After completing his training, he worked for both
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to accommodate his showroom and the factory, and later, the building provided living quarters for James' family. The City of Westminster unveiled a
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factory, which has been there since the late 1970s. The factory was fully rebuilt in 2014 to mark the company’s bicentenary, and was opened by the
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2018, when Purdey purchased The Royal County of Berkshire Shooting Group. This was rebranded as Purdey at the Royal Berkshire in April 2022.
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actions. In 2018 it launched an updated model, utilising a titanium chassis to allow the barrel to be free-floated, for greater accuracy.
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years, as well as supervising Purdey's manufacturing of sniper rifles and aerial gunnery sights for the War Office during
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Purdey have built two pairs of miniature guns for the British Royal Family. The first were commissioned for
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In 1900, Athol Purdey took over from his father and ran the business through the prosperous
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awarded their warrants to the company. In May 2024 Purdey was granted a Royal Warrant by
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remain in production today, and may other gunmakers also adopted these designs as well.
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In 1826, the company moved from Princes Street to Manton's former premises at 314-315
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and rifles. Purdey holds Royal Warrants of appointment as gun and rifle makers to the
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is recorded as having bought a pair of Purdey pistols, followed by her husband,
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using a reinforced side-by-side action. Since 1931, Purdey have also offered
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The world's 20 best shotguns: Purdey side-by-side self-opening sidelock
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The historic Long Room, located at James Purdey and Sons' Audley House.
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The first James Purdey was renowned as a maker of not only fine
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Purdey have owned several shooting schools, including:  
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on the shop at 57-60 South Audley Street on 30 April 1992.
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Selected royal warrant holders of the British royal family
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Index

James Purdey
Purdey Gun & Rifle Makers in black letters on a white background surmounted by two royal warrants
Private
London
Side-by-side shotguns
Over-and-under shotguns
Double rifles
Bolt-action rifles
Parent
Richemont
purdey.com
bespoke
shotguns
British
Joseph Manton
Alexander Forsyth
Oxford Street
muzzle loading
flintlocks
 breech loading 

memorial plaque
Edwardian
World War I

South Audley Street
Mayfair
Hugh Seely, 1st Baron Sherwood
Chairman
Compagnie Financière Richemont SA

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