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Please can someone settle a dispute over quiz q. The q was if I have a pair of purdy's what do I have. We put pistols but quizmaster insisted they are shotguns. Any help?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Actually, Purdy and Sons did in fact make pistols in the early years. Purdy has all of their orders, from day one cataloged in leather bound books on display at their London Office. I just visited the facility July, 8, 2008 and was shown an entry for a pair of Purdy Pistols commisioned by the then Queen of England. I cannot remember which Queen's name, but it was there.
So, if you lost the quiz based on one answer, you can feel better knowing youwere right.
So, if you lost the quiz based on one answer, you can feel better knowing youwere right.
Further to my last post, this is an actually copied excerpt from the Purdey and Sons website under "History of Purdey".
Sorry I did not see your post earlier.
Purdey was established in London in 1814, the year before the battle of Waterloo. The founder, James Purdey, had previously worked as head stocker for Joseph Manton, the foremost gunmaker of his time. Purdey set up his gun making business in Princes Street and soon moved to Manton's former premises in Oxford Street in 1826. As early as 1838, Queen Victoria is recorded as having bought a pair of Purdey pistols.
Sorry I did not see your post earlier.
Purdey was established in London in 1814, the year before the battle of Waterloo. The founder, James Purdey, had previously worked as head stocker for Joseph Manton, the foremost gunmaker of his time. Purdey set up his gun making business in Princes Street and soon moved to Manton's former premises in Oxford Street in 1826. As early as 1838, Queen Victoria is recorded as having bought a pair of Purdey pistols.