William Powell & Son, 13 Carrs Lane,
Birmingham
12 bore Bar-in-wood, Bar-action, Hammergun no. 5307
Date of manufacture: 1873
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Heritage
Guns' Comment
This gun is lovely condition example of the bar-in-wood
guns that William Powell and Westley Richards were famous for.
It is in unusually fine condition with none of the cracks in the
bar of the wood that so plague examples of the genre. What makes
this gun particularly exciting is the use of not only Powell's
'lift-up' top lever which operates a Richards type sliding bolt
and doll's head top extension but also their inlaid strikers and
striker extractor mechanism and their forend catch.
This represents a rare opportunity to acquire a lovely condition
classic English hammergun with many interesting and innovative
features.
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 William Powell's
own design and features:
Double triggers,
Bar action rebounding locks,
Self extracting and inlaid strikers,
Lift-up top lever opening
with a 'dolls head' rib extension
and Powell's lever forend catch.
Gun weight 7lb
Engraving style Best Foliate Scroll.
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 4 ½
lbs Rear trigger 5 lbs
The fine Damascus 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, convex, game type.
London re-proof for 70mm nitro cartridges in 2007.
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 |
18.7mm (0.736")
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0.737"
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0.025" Minimum
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0.008" (Recessedl)
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Left Barrel |
18.7mm (0.736")
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0.736"
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0.029" Minimum
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0.008" (Recessedl)
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Straight Hand Stock and Splinter
Forend are crafted from highly figured walnut. The stock is cast off
for a right-handed shot and is fitted with an engraved steel butt plate.
The 22 lines per inch chequering
is to normal sidelock points pattern.
The stock is finished with a traditional linseed oil based preparation
as used on best guns by one of the top English makers.
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 5/16"
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14 1/2"
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14 3/8"
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15"
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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 9/16"
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1 3/4"
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2 1/4"
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Cast at Comb
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Cast 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:
Stanton's rebounding lock patent no. 367 of 1867,
Powell's forend fastener patent no. 2193 of 1873,
Powell's inlaid and extracting striker patent no. 1055 of 1869,
Powell's top lever patent no. 1163 of 1864.