Edwinson C Green, High Street, Cheltenham
20 bore Bar Action Hammergun
no. 2136
Year of production: 1875-87
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Heritage
Guns' Comment
This gun is a fine example of the
elegant, small bore, sporting hammerguns that were commonly purchased
for young people or by ladies in the last quarter of the 19th
Century.
These guns have often had a very hard life and it is rare that
the original damascus barrels have survived over 120 years of
use and abuse. The fact that these have done so and still retain
their original nitro re-proof from the 1920's (albeit only just)
and very acceptable minimum wall thicknesses is a miracle. Note:
The barrels have recently been reproofed.
In the fairly recent past, the
stock and forend wood has been replaced and this, coupled with
the sensitive restoration, makes it a very pretty gun for either
game or clays.
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The action is of traditional
design and features:
Double triggers;
Stanton patent rebounding, bar action locks;
High hammers; Sprung strikers; Percussion fences;
Top lever opening, operating a 'Purdey Bolt' by way of Mill's patent
leverwork;
Long top strap;
Hacket style snap-on forend catch.
Engraving style Foliate Scroll
Gun weight 6lb 1oz
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 3 1/2 lbs
Rear trigger 4 lb
The bold damascus barrels are 28" in length, chambered for
2 ¾" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed 'dovetail' lump
construction with soft soldered ribs.
A few vestigial marks remain in the barrels after lapping.
Top rib is of smooth, concave game type.
Birmingham reproof for 2 ¾" nitro powder cartridges
in 2016.
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 |
16.1mm (0.634")
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0.637"
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0.022" Minimum
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0.012" (Mod)
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Left Barrel |
16.1mm (0.634")
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0.637"
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0.023" Minimum
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0.020" (IM)
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The replacement Straight-hand Grip Stock and Splinter Forend
are crafted from well figured walnut.
The forend carries a horn tip and the one-piece stock is finished
with a chequered butt end.
The stock has a neutral cast and is virtually straight.
The 22 lines per inch chequering has been cut
to an ornate points 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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14 3/4"
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14 7/8"
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14 7/8"
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15 1/4"
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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 1/2"
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1 3/4"
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2 3/8"
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Cast at Comb
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Cast at Heel
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Negligible
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Negligible
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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:
Stanton's rebounding lock patent no. 367 of 1867;
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863;
Mills' leverwork patent no. 4980 of 1878.