Many enjoy shooting our Hammer Ejector gun for the same reason some enjoy driving a vintage car — it’s about the challenge it presents and skill it requires. But once that's achieved, it becomes second nature. While modern shooting equipment has been simplified and streamlined, the Hammer Ejector takes you back to the golden days in the English countryside. In 2004, the master craftsmen in our workshop re-captured the elegance of a classic hammer gun so that it’s just as pleasing to shoot and handle as it would have been in the nineteenth century.

It wasn’t until 1949 and the purchase of James Woodward & Sons that the modern Purdey Over-and-Under was created. Patented in 1913, the Woodward design was famous for being lightweight and exceptionally robust, and the perfect basis for us to refine. Two Purdey workers, Ernest and Harry Lawrence, worked to modify the Woodward ejector mechanism. They redesigned the firing pins and implemented other minor improvements to better suit our style. These changes created both the look and design which is at the heart of every Purdey Over-and-Under built to this day.