Guns International #: 102554893
Seller's Inventory #: P89L9
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Guns International #: 102554893
Category - Shotguns - English Double
- Shotguns - European Double
Clabrough and Johnstone
Sidelock English
Description: Clabrough & Johnstone sidelock 12ga. 2 1/2" non ejector. Lop of 14 1/8" choked Mod. and Full. The drop at comb 1 5/16" drop at heal 2 1/4" cast neutral. It weights 7LBS Barrels are 30" Over all a nice english sidelock. John Plumb Clabrough came from Yorkshire, England. He was apprenticed to his gunsmith father, traveled to the States in 1857, and opened his own gun shop in San Francisco. The Clabrough business was founded in 1868 as J.Clabrough, its original location was 5, New Buildings, Price Street, Birmingham, so he'd be a near neighbour of Greeners. The great majority of Clabrough's guns were made in Birmingham. The "Brothers" was first added to the name in 1872 so your gun post dates that, as Rev Drew shows. The Clabrough business was focused on exports to North America, with its home base in San Fransisco in partnership with a chap named Golcher. J.P. died in 1894-5. As point of interest, the San Francisco earth quake of 1906 resulted in the total destruction of the Clabrough/Golcher inventory and business location. When the l890 US Tariff was enacted, English exports to America began to decline. In l893 Clabrough sold his company to an employee named Douglas Johnstone and retired to San Francisco. Johnstone added another line of guns, under the name Clabrough & Johnstone, and he carried on the business until World War I. Like many English gunmaking firms, C&J was forced to amalgamate with other firms. In l9l4, they joined forces with Hollis, Bentley & Playfair, which were all under the management of John O. Redgrave, a lifelong Clabrough employee who became the proprietor in l9l8. In l937, battered by import taxes, then the Great War and finally the Depression, Clabrough & Johnstone closed its doors. All that remains today is the unique legacy of a gunmaker that had roots both in England and the American West Coast." One of the most unusual and least known of all English gunmakers, J.P. Clabrough built high-quality guns in Birmingham specifically for the American West Coast. Price: $2,750.00 Curio/Relic: Yes Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge Manufacturer: Clabrough and Johnstone Model: sidelock Serial Number: 11627 Barrel Length: 30 Bore Info: good Chambers: 21/2 Ejectors: non Condition: good Metal Condition: good Wood Condition: good Bore Condition: good Barrels: good Stock Comb: 15/16 Stock Heel: 21/2 Stock Cast: neutral LOP: 14 1/8 Weight: 7 Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102554893
Seller's Inventory #: P89L9
Guns International #: 102554893
Seller's Inventory #: P89L9