The Purdey Post

Welcome to our new series, where each month we’ll hone in on a historical highlight from the Purdey archives. To start, allow us to introduce James Purdey's prized mallet and chisel.

As the season draws to a close, our attention turns to celebrating the successes, applauding the gamekeepers, packing away the technical tweeds and booking in for that all-important gun service...

Heritage and innovation are words not often associated with each other – but, they couldn’t be better suited to Purdey’s technical-wear. The design brief for this functional kit is quite simple:...

Its heritage is a potent draw, but the passion and technical skill that goes into making tweed is what truly makes it the king of fabrics.

A Purdey gun is a work of material harmony: wood and metal in functional symbiosis. And while the accuracy of the barrel design and the hyper-detailed engraving of the action...

For us, choosing between the Over-and-Under and Side-by-Side is like choosing our favourite child. In an official capacity, we’ll sit comfortably on the fence on this one. Because ultimately, why...

When we gathered some of the most experienced – and opinionated – Purdey people together in a room to debate the topics that really matter, no subject was more enthusiastically argued...

Whether your favourite season is grouse, or you love the challenge of shooting high birds, a chance to up your game can’t be overlooked. So, we asked three of our...

Annika Purdey is, as you might expect, a true ambassador for the brand. When she’s not meeting clients, connecting people to Purdey and introducing it to a new generation, she’s...

Engraving is part of the DNA of a Purdey gun, with every shotgun or rifle that leaves the workshop in London’s Felgate House bearing some form of inscription. Each artisan...

Shared from Modern Huntsman, originally published in Volume 5. Written by Byron Pace Photos by Byron Pace, Sarah Farnsworth, and James Purdey & Sons It was easy to see why...

It was 12th February 1990 when I joined the Purdey family in South Audley Street, having previously had 4 years of experience at William Evans, St James’s Street, which was...