C&R · II · 400
Purdey over-and-under, S/N 26819
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 13 ↗
Purdey, James, Over & Under shotgun, cal. 12 gauge, S/N 26819, engraved and gold inlaid.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “engraved and gold inlaid”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 26819, engraved and gold inlaid”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1925–1975.
Editorial facts · Our research
Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence
- Country
United KingdomBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- James Purdey & Sons, LondonBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- ShotgunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 12 gaugeBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- S/N 26819 only · c. 1925–1975production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 13 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Low · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “James Purdey & Sons” ↗, years: Purdey over-and-under introduced 1925; Woodward O/U design acquired 1949
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Image review: article images and reference linksReference article: James Purdey & Sons → none. James Purdey & Sons is about the Purdey company (lead image is its Royal Warrant logo), not this shotgun
Historical context
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