David
Brown from Worcestershire, UK
This lovely little round action 20 bore hammer gun is a delight to
handle. Its features make it look a very typical Perrins, delightful damascus
barrels, lovely sharp engraving with a dog & partridge on one side with a
dog and pheasant on the other.
Other features are left hand side leaver opening, double bite lock with the
push button opening forend finished off with a horn insert. The damascus
barrels are very pretty with a lovely pattern and the stock has the metal toe
and heel plate as in many other guns.
The name on the rib is faint but looks like Perrins & Son Maker,
Worcester with the number 5000. The other gun of this period all appear to
be in the 3000's.
The proof marks have "not for ball" giving us a date of between
1875 & 1887.
The gun handles and balances exceptionally well and breaks clays as though it
was made for the job.
