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When you take delivery of your new gun from us, you can be assured it is every bit a Purdey.
Every part of a Purdey is machined and then hand-worked and finished in our factory in West London.
Only the highest quality materials are used, with all load-bearing parts being made from certified forgings.
Our Walnut Wood is sourced in Turkey to give the best grain through the hand, together with the finest colour and contrast.
Craftsmanship bred of the finest training
At Purdey, these skills are handed down from generation to generation through traditional apprenticeship,
always master to apprentice.
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Apprenticeships commence at 16 and last for five years.
At 21, a craftsman emerges, fully trained in one of the individual skills that goes towards the making of a Purdey gun:
barrel making, action making, lock & trigger (furniture) making, ejector making, stock making, engraving and finally, finishing.
Once trained the individual craftsman is entitled to stamp his initials on the part of the gun he creates.
 
All round skills that add to the finished piece
Each process in fine gunmaking has an impact on the shaping, fit and balance of the whole.
No two Purdey guns are exactly alike - unless they are part of a matched set. Each is bespoke, different in many details.
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Technology that complements hand craftsmanship
The Company has embraced the latest CAD/CAM and CNC technology to support its craftsmen in the pursuit of excellence.
‘We use technology to supply our craft base with basic parts machined to the finest tolerances,
enabling us to produce the best quality guns, with maximum added value for our customers in terms of finish and fit.’
Component parts of unrivalled accuracy, machined to tolerances of less than one thousandth of an inch, are delivered to the
craftsman's bench, enabling us to produce the best quality guns, with maximum added value for our customers in terms of hand
finish and hand fit.
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