Charles H. Maleham, 5 West Bar, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
'Patent Treble Grip'
16 bore Bar-action hammergun
no. 1347
Year of manufacture: 1875-1887
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Heritage Guns' Comment This hammergun, with its lovely engraving and sculpted top lever and action, represents an unusual and fine example of the provincial sporting hammergun that were sold in substantial numbers during the period 1865 to 1890. The Stanton rebounding locks are of high quality and this coupled with the sensitive restoration makes it a very pretty and highly 'shootable' gun for either game or clays. WE REGRET THAT THIS GUN IS NOW SOLD. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A SIMILAR GUN, PLEASE CONTACT US.
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The action is of traditional design and
features:
Double triggers,
Stanton bar-action locks, Rebounding hammers,
Top lever opening, operating a 'Purdey' type bolt through a 'Scott Spindle',
Three point bolting including 'dolls head' top extension,
Scott patent forend catch.
Gun weight 6lb 5oz
Engraving style Best fine scroll.
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 4lbs Rear
trigger 4 1/2lbs
The bold, etched Damascus barrels are 28" 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.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2008.
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 |
17.1mm
(0.673) |
0.671"
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0.025" Minimum
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0.005" |
| Left Barrel |
17.1mm
(0.673) |
0.674"
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0.023" Minimum
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0.020" |
Straight Hand Stock and Splinter Forend are crafted from well figured walnut and are most probably the original wood. The stock has negligible cast but is slightly swept to favour a right handed shot.
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Highly figured walnut
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The 20 lines per inch chequering
has been cut to a normal sidelock design, carries a vacant oval and
the stock is fitted with a leather covered recoil pad over a ¾"
horn extension. There are repaired 'settling cracks' on each side of
the head but these are not structural in nature. The toe of the stock
had been cracked off and poorly repaired. This has now been properly
done with a nicely matched piece of antique walnut.
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 3/8"
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N/A
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14 3/8"
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14 3/4"
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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 11/16"
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1 3/4"
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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,
'Scott Spindle' patent no. 2752 of 1865,
Scott's top extension patent no. 1902 of 1875,
Scott's forend fastener patent no. 615 of 1876.