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Tim, you are right, my mistake!

R B Rodda & Co Calcutta and Birmingham .404 Jeffery about 1930 http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/51783_600x400.jpg http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/51784_600x400.jpg http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/51785_600x400.jpg http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/51786_600x400.jpg http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/51787_600x400.jpg http://www.jp...

Hi Allen, Have a look at the R B Rodda .404 Jeffery in Holts sale today. It made £3000. Almost mint condition so hardly used and probably not in India for long. Rodda usually put better than average wood on their guns but you don't often see it due to the heat and humidity.

Hi Tim, Yes, I went, but on Wednesday. It was hotter than Tuesday ! I went to photograph case labels but only got 3-4 that i didn't have before. One was the Harrison & Hussey! I also went to take photos of the R B Rodda & Co .404 Jeffery made by my grandfather. See the rifle forum. I always ...

Why did you shoot the cat?

Email from Kenjanhill Looking for info on two inch guns, link on archived forum does not seem to work Hi Ken, Welcome to the IGC. The old forums were damaged so we lost some of the links. However, I’ve found the one you were looking for: https://www.internetgunclub.com/archived-forum/posts.php?topic...

Hi Allen, The best Webleys were proved in London and sent to the London showroom for sale, W & C Scott did the same. I guess this gun was ordered by Mantons from Birmingham and made there, sent London for viewing, sent back to Birmingham for more work, then definitively proved, back to Birmingha...

Hi Djamel, The story is complicated and most people have made mistakes about this firm’s history because they didn't know there were two Thomas William Watsons! They story starts with William Watson (& Sons) of 131 High Holborn who had a son named Thomas William who was born in the Notting Hill ...

Email from Djamel posted by John Bonjour John, how are you? I hope you are well. Sorry to disturb you again but I need your help. My English is not very good and I did not quite understand some things about "Watson Bros". Who was the real founder? Thomas William or Thomas or Thomas of Kens...

I'd like to introduce you to Maurice Stroh who bought the entire patent collection of Manchester City Libraries in 1991 which occupied 1200 yards of shelving. Included are the original patent drawings of gun and ammunition patents up to 1875. Hopefully, Maurice will reply to this post giving a few m...