John Anderson & Son, 52 Market Place,
Malton, Yorkshire
16 bore Box Lock Ejector
No. 269439
Date of manufacture: 1925-1954
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Heritage
Guns' Comment
William Anderson commenced trading
in Malton around 1840 and was succeeded by a relation, possibly
his son, in 1874. A firm with the same name as upon this gun was
trading in Malton until 1997 but now seems to have closed.
One very interesting and unusual feature of this gun is the lack
of an 'Anson Pipe' in which the forend catch pushrod usually slides.
This is usually integral or at least firmly attached to the forend
iron. In this case there is a metal-lined, bored hole in the forend
wood itself.
Other than this, Gun no 269439 represents the classic boxlock
ejector of its day, incorporating all the normal features but
presented in a very attractive package and this combined with
excellent barrel measurements and sensitive restoration makes
it a pretty and interesting gun for either game or clays.
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The action is of Anson &
Deeley design and features:
Considerable original hardening colour;
Double triggers bolted by automatic top-tang safety slide;
Top lever operating a 'Purdey Bolt' by way of Greener style lever work;
Southgate ejectors tripped by extensions to the cocking dogs;
Anson forend catch.
Gun weight 5lb 14oz
Engraving style Bold Foliate Scroll surrounding vignettes of a Setter
with Partridges and Pointer with Pheasants. Deeply carved Beaded Fences
with Vine Leaves and Grapes. White Metal inlaid SAFE.
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 3 ½
lbs Rear trigger 3 ¾ lbs
The original steel barrels are 28 1/8" in length, chambered
for 2 ¾ " (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed 'dovetail'
lump construction with soft soldered ribs. There are a few areas of
light pitting in the last 1/3 of barrel length. These have been passivated
and should cause no further problems if attention is paid to normal
cleaning routines.
Top rib is a smooth concave style.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2013.
Approximate barrel measurements
at date of publication:
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Nominal Proof Size
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Bore Diameter 9" from Breech
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Minimum Wall Thickness
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Choke Constriction
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Right Barrel |
17.2mm (0.677")
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0.677"
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0.028"
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0.011" (IC)
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Left Barrel |
17.0mm (0.669")
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0.668"
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0.029"
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0.018" (Mod)
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Replacement Straight Hand Stock and Original Splinter Forend are
crafted from figured walnut. The stock is lightly cast-off for a right
handed shot, features a vacant white metal oval and is finished with
a cross cut butt. The forend features a horn tip.
The 20-22 lines per inch chequering is to the
normal boxlock design.
The stock is finished with a traditional linseed oil based preparation
as used on best guns by one of the top English makers. This finish
uses no grain fillers to achieve its deep, smooth lustre, only many
hours of alternate build and flatting off of the surface.
Approximate stock
measurements at date of publication:
Pull to Heel
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Pull to Bump
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Pull to Centre
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Pull to Toe
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15 3/8"
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15 1/2"
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15 3/8"
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15 5/8"
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Drop at Comb
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Drop at Face
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Drop at Heel
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1 3/8"
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1 1/2"
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2 1/8"
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Cast-off at Comb
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Cast-off at Heel
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1/16" (approximate)
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3/16"
(approximate)
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For the purposes of these measurements,
'Drop at Face' is the 'drop' measurement taken on a line perpendicular
to the
line joining the trigger and centre of the butt at approximately 8"
from the trigger (front trigger on a double trigger gun).
Patents Exhibited include:
Anson & Deeley's boxlock patent no. 1756 of 1875,
Greener's lever work patent no 3084 of 1873,
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863,
'Southgate' ejectors patent no. 12314 of 1889,
Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.