Guns International #: 102555820
Seller's Inventory #: P91L7
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Guns International #: 102555820
Category - Hammer Shotguns
- Shotguns - English
Fred Williams London England
Description: Fred Williams London and Bermingham hammer side x side with rebounding locks. Gun is chambered 21/2" has 30 " steel barrels with mod and full there is a coulpe light pits in it. A mostly shine bore the LOP is 14" drop at comb is 1 1/2" and drop at heal is 2 1/4" cast is for right hand shooter. barrels are maked nitro proof and weight is 6.8lbs. Frederick Williams started making premium quality hand built shotguns in Birmingham, circa 1881. In 1886 he moved his business into an imposing three story building at 32/33 Weaman Street in the Saint Mary's District, the heart of the Birmingham gunmakers quarter, not far from the noted gunsmiths' public house known as the Green Man. Mr. Williams advertised himself as a "specialist in English hand made shotguns." He appears to have produced a large number of top quality doubles, both boxlocks and side locks. Frederick Williams sold shotguns to the public from his Birmingham works and at one point also maintained a retail gun shop in London. However, most of the shotguns produced by Frederick Williams were marketed by London gunmakers under their own names, or by provincial retailers, once again, under their own names. Such was the quality of the Williams products that many of the most prestigious English makers were proud to sell them alongside their own best guns. Thus today classic side-by-sides bearing the inscription, "Fred'k Williams*" are a rarity. (*note the apostrophe used in abbreviating the name Frederick). The Great Depression and the Second World War devastated the British gunmaking industry and ultimately destroyed the British Empire. The last known Frederick Williams shotgun was proofed at Birmingham in 1950. Price: $1,895.00 Curio/Relic: Yes Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge Manufacturer: Fred Williams Model: Hammered Serial Number: 136836 Barrel Length: 30 Chambers: 21/2 Ejectors: non Condition: good Metal Condition: good Wood Condition: good Bore Condition: good Stock: walnut Stock Comb: 1 1/2 Stock Heel: 2 1/4 LOP: 14 Weight: 6.8 Proof:Nitro: yes Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102555820
Seller's Inventory #: P91L7
Guns International #: 102555820
Seller's Inventory #: P91L7