British Sporting Firearms Articles

Explore our collection focused on British Sporting long arms — from early muzzle loaders to the rise of the breech‑loading Sporting gun — with history, makers, and technical details.

Cox and Clarke - Southampton

Cox and Clarke - Southampton

Cox and Clarke - Southampton The Practical Gunmakers This big bore Wildfowl gun started life as a muzzle loader over 175 years ago. The gun has no name, other than an inscription on the top of the barrel, that reads; Converted by Cox and Clarke the Practical Gunmakers - 28 High Street Southampton.

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Thomas Horsley - Single

Thomas Horsley - Single

Thomas Horsley - Single Barrel Pin-fire. An unusual single barrel Thomas Horsley 10 bore Pinfire. This smart looking single barrel shotgun was like so many other single barrels, simply overlooked.

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Double Side-Lever Surprise

Double Side-Lever Surprise

Double Side-Lever, Scrap Pile Surprise - This exceptionally rare and unusual Double Side-lever Hammer gun was completed between 1873 and 1884, the address of 60, Dale Street Liverpool, serial number, proof marks, patent and other anomalies narrows a build date close to 1873-1875. This gun being black powder proof only, and in 16 bore was yet another gun destined for the scrap pile

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