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.
William Rochester Pape - Newcastle Muzzle Loading Conversion to Breech-loader
Dual-Fire Ignition systems invented to assist with transition of the breechloader
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.
The explanation of desirability of the British Game Gun
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
Destined for the Scrap Pile. Ultra Rare Horsley saved.
