The Purdey Post

Our Purdey Piece this month is a portrait of our founder’s son (and esteemed successor) James Purdey the Younger – painted by artist Archibald Stuart-Wortley and still hung pride of place...

Welcome to a Purdey Post series profiling each of our exemplary guns and rifles. This week, discover the Purdey Trigger Plate – a dual-purpose and modern over-and-under, with a fascinatingly versatile USP.

Here at Purdey, we pride ourselves on our craftsmanship – whether in-house with our guns, or in the talented artisans who make our other wares. This week, we meet Robrt McKergan,...

Purdey is made by its people – the cast of artisans, experts and long-standing brand ambassadors that have kept us at the top of the sporting world into our third...

This month's Purdey Pieces explores the history of the No. 6992 shotgun – the company's very first ‘central fire’ gun and one of the most notable objects in its storied archive. 

Welcome to the first in a series profiling each of our exemplary guns and rifles. We kick off with the Purdey Sporter – a recently relaunched classic-in-waiting that belies its ‘entry-level’...

The onset of the sporting season raises the question of just where to engage in a good day’s shooting. Matt Smith of the Purdey Sporting Agency – gatekeepers to the finest shooting the country has...

A resplendent new collection of hard leather luggage sees Purdey broach designs old and new, homespun and from further afield. Here is everything you need to know. 

This month’s Purdey Pieces is about the Norman sight – a pioneering development in shooting telescopics trialled by a Purdey employee, and a precursor to one used in a totemic wartime...

As the season progresses, it’s time to consider what’s underfoot as much as overhead. Here is our essential guide to sporting footwear. 

Hazy origins notwithstanding, the Field Coat is an unequivocal piece of one’s sporting get-up. Here is everything you need to know about the shooting staple.

Our Purdey Piece this month is the four-barrelled rifle – a flawed, 19th-century mechanical marvel of which we made only a single example, and which remains a fascinating anachronism in the Purdey order...