9/21/2023 0 Comments Pictures of shotguns toy![]() ![]() Bonehill is not well known in the USA except to true English game gun afficianados. ![]() ![]() In summation, the much respected Birmingham gun maker C.G. To see this feature on a relatively plain gun speaks volumes about the C.G. It is a very labor intensive endeavor and was typically reserved for the very highest grade guns even before WWII. Making chopper lump barrels is almost a lost art. The small amount of engraving present is of very high quality and of a style more commonly seen prior to WWII.Ħ. A Greener cross bolt and double Purdey style under bites are typically seen only on much higher grade guns after WWII.ĥ. The damascened barrel and extractor faces, gold "Safe" inlay and high quality checkering on a gun that is otherwise not overly ornate.Ĥ. This is not absolute but it's a good indicator.ģ. The horn forend spur, horn butt plate and engraved case colored butt plate screws are pre war traits as well, after WWII most English gun makers were using vulcanized rubber butt plates, checkered butts or leather covered pads. The blued floor plate and top lever in combination with a case colored action was done by a few English gun makers after the war but not much, especially on a relatively plain gun.Ģ. The gun has earmarks of the English gun makers art that had all but disappeared after WWII. As we have discussed off line I am of the opinion that this could possibly be a pre-war gun but late forties early fifties would not be overly surprising either. ![]()
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