Feltwad Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) The gun is a Thomas Wild top lever hammergun not a top grade but was purchased brand new in 1912 for the pricely sum of £4. 9s.6d ,the gun was owned by a relative and was passed to me with the original bill and a 1936 gun licence . I have cased the gun with a copy of the original bill etc the trade label which I was unable to find a original is a copy of the original bill head . Feltwad Thomas Wild Hammergun Edited January 26, 2017 by Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Very nice, and worth keeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) That is interesting. My 1898 Army and Navy hammer gun a (K) keeper quality plain model was priced at £7 : 0 : 0d. Blackpowder Edited January 26, 2017 by Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye18 Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 That's nice feltwad,It's always good when things are kept in the family.I have a G98 mauser smoothbored to 410 that was my grandads,then dad's and now mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Is this the gun that started it all? A nice piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) Is this the gun that started it all? A nice piece! Demonwolf444 No it goes back a lot longer if you mean restoration .Image enclosed of one of the early restoration that cost me 10s,a left hand single barrel Feltwad Edited January 26, 2017 by Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 What a lovely gun and provenance. I bet there's a few stories to tell if only it could talk.It was such a different world when it was bought. Thanks for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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