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Edward Perry is not a name we know, and we have never heard of anyone collecting his guns. No Edward Perry has ever been recorded in any of the historical gun books or street directories, and as regards his father no Perry in London was ever a gun maker. We have searched for all the Perrys in London...

His father was a trade maker and no guns bearing his name have been seen. The numbers may have been started by his father a job numbers rather than gun numbers. E Anson numbers started in the 10,000 range and the highest recorded was in the 14,000 range in 1896/7. From 1904 the numbers re-started in...

The Rogers action was patented by John Thomas Rogers and John Rogers patent (No. 397 of 29 January 1881). In 1880 John moved from 20 Slaney Street to 78 Lower Tower Street, Birmingham, and on 29 January 1881 he and his son John (II) registered the patent for a side-lock action which became one of th...

When I said "tell you where to go" I meant for spares!

Try Peter Dyson or E J Blackley, they are your best bet, or do a general search for "flintlock parts UK". "Shotgun parts will bring you a lot of rubbish. If Peter Dyson can't help they may be able to tell you where to go. Nice people!

Is this a 20 bore? Dipped edge lock plates were fashionable when this was made. The engraving with gold inlay on the name on the barrels suggests this was a good if not very good rather than a low grade gun. Do I see some unusual bolsters? These were probably built into the gun because of the light ...

A man got married, and after the wedding told his wife: "I'll be home when I want, if I want, and at what time I want, and I don't expect any hassle from you. I expect a proper dinner to be on the table unless I tell you that I won't be home for dinner. I'll go hunting and fishing when I want with m...

I can't help much either, but wonder why would James Lang ask Osborn (rather than anyone else) to make locks for them? I thought James Lang only made top quality guns, but maybe this was a keeper's gun. As a matter of interest, how many pins show on the outside?

Only four guns by E Anson have been recorded, all with the Egyptian Hall address which was, in fact, his fathers. The numbers range from 500 to 5000. Yours must be a trade gun bearing the maker's number. Full history of both Ansons in the database.