John Blanch and Son, 29 Gracechurch Street, London
12 bore Box Lock Ejector
no. 6129
Approximate date of manufacture: pre-1898.
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Heritage Guns' Comment
This gun is an unusually finely finished and specified example of
the Anson & Deeley boxlock that had become such a hugely
successful design by the last decade of the 19th Century. The
action is unusual in having a scalloped back as Blanch usually
kept to flat-back actions even in his very best boxlocks. The gun
is fitted with interceptor sears and with its original steel
barrels and our sensitive restoration, it is a very pretty and
'shootable' gun for either game or clays.
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The action
is of Anson & Deeley design and features:
Scallop-back action body; Interceptor sears;
Double
triggers bolted by an automatic top tang safety slide;
Top lever
opening, operating a 'Purdey Bolt' by way of a 'Scott Spindle';
Top rib extension providing a
third bite;
Deeley ejector box;
Anson pushrod forend catch.
Gun weight 6lb 11oz
Engraving style Open foliate
scroll.
Action bar signed in scrolling banner ‘J BLANCH & SON
LONDON’. Gold inlaid ‘SAFE’.
Action flats stamped with ‘PAT-14526-84
NO A 1440’ referring to the Deeley Ejector patent.
Trigger pulls
measure approximately: Front trigger 3 ¾ lbs Rear trigger 4 ¼ lbs.
The original steel barrels are 30" in length, chambered for 2 ¾"
(70mm) cartridges
and are of brazed 'dovetail' lump construction
with soft soldered ribs.
Top
rib is of the smooth, concave, game type.
Birmingham proof
for 2 ¾” nitro powder cartridges in 2021.
Approximate barrel measurements at date of publication:
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Nominal Proof Size
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Bore Diameter 9"
from Breech |
Minimum Wall Thickness
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Choke Constriction
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18.6mm
(0.732") |
0.733"
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0.026"
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0.004" (Skeet)
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Left Barrel |
18.6mm
(0.732") |
0.733"
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0.024"
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0.019" (Mod)
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Replacement Straight Hand Stock and original Splinter Forend are
crafted from highly figured walnut. The stock is lightly cast-off for
a right-handed shot and features well-defined drop points, a vacant
white metal oval and is finished with a traditional 7/8” leather
covered recoil pad.
There is a small inlet repair to the forend
wood within the chequering pattern and it is fitted with a finely
engraved steel tip.
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Highly Figured Walnut
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The 22 lines per inch chequering is refreshed
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:
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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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14 3/4"
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14 7/8"
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15"
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15 3/8"
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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 9/16"
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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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1/8" (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:
‘Deeley’s’ ejectors patent no. 14526 of 1884,
Anson & Deeley's boxlock patent no. 1756 of 1875,
'Purdey Bolt'
patent no. 1104 of 1863,
'Scott Spindle' patent no. 2752 of
1865,
Anson & Deeley's safety catch no. 907 of 1879,
Scott's top
extension patent no. 1902 of 1875,
Anson's interceptor sear patent
no. 4089 of 1882,
Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.