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James Purdey & Sons, or simply Purdey, is a British gunmaker based in London, England specialising in high-end bespoke sporting shotguns and rifles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Purdey holds Royal Warrants of appointment as gun and rifle makers to the British and other European royal families.
Aggregate of articles about firearm cartridges developed by the firearms manufacturer James Purdey & Sons. Pages in category "James Purdey & Sons cartridges" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The .246 Purdey is a rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in Purdey's own double rifles. Never popular or widely used, the cartridge offers slightly less power than the .243 Winchester. [1] As is common with cartridges designed for double rifles, the .246 Purdey was offered in one loading, firing a 100 gr projectile at 2950 fps. [2]
A synchronization gear (also known as a gun synchronizer or interrupter gear) was a device enabling a single-engine tractor configuration aircraft to fire its forward-firing armament through the arc of its spinning propeller without bullets striking the blades. This allowed the aircraft, rather than the gun, to be aimed at the target.
Purdey is a family name and may refer to: Purdey (The New Avengers), fictional character played by Joanna Lumley in the British TV series; James Purdey and Sons, British gunmaker; Mark Purdey (1953-2006), British organic farmer and anti-pesticide advocate; Purdey's, soft drink produced by Orchid Drinks Ltd
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The gun's name is an initialism for "Fuck Gun Control", where the "9" refers to its 9mm cartridge. [8] Released with accompanying documentation to aid its production and assembly, as well as the production of suitable ammunition, the FGC-9 is premised on the idea of undermining worldwide gun control.
Purdey is a martial arts expert practicing savate (learned, according to her, during her time with the Royal Ballet, who let her go for being too tall) and (true to her namesake) an expert markswoman, who is often called upon to use her feminine attributes to distract villains. She is a motorcyclist and expert tap-dancer.