CaptC Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Any of you PW’s have any information about Whitehouse and Son of Oakham, Leicestershire? The gun is 16 bore s/s n/e in pristine condition. Webley action with hidden third bite. The internet, as far my research goes comes up with nothing. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) Hello. I'd suspect that Whitehouse & So were a local business...they may like Broughton & Jones of Leicester have been ironmongers...who purchased ready made guns from the trade that were engraved with their name. Webley for certain made guns for Evans, owned (at one tome Lang) and as late as but a few decades ago you could, just, still see Webley guns made for the likes of many of the famous Norfolk gunmakers. Or they could be like Holland was...tobacconists who sold guns? I searchched "whitehouse rutland". Have a look here in this Rutland trade directory: https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/api/collection/p15407coll9/id/20839/download Edited December 21, 2022 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Vector Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 There are passing references to Whitehouse and Son in volumes 2 and 3 of Nigel Brown's British Gunmakers. Only address information really, no serial number data or suchlike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted December 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 9 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Hello. I'd suspect that Whitehouse & So were a local business...they may like Broughton & Jones of Leicester have been ironmongers...who purchased ready made guns from the trade that were engraved with their name. Webley for certain made guns for Evans, owned (at one tome Lang) and as late as but a few decades ago you could, just, still see Webley guns made for the likes of many of the famous Norfolk gunmakers. Or they could be like Holland was...tobacconists who sold guns? I searchched "whitehouse rutland". Have a look here in this Rutland trade directory: https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/api/collection/p15407coll9/id/20839/download Very interesting. Thank you. I suspect he was the local town gun shop and bought in Birmingham made guns. 24 minutes ago, Hector Vector said: There are passing references to Whitehouse and Son in volumes 2 and 3 of Nigel Brown's British Gunmakers. Only address information really, no serial number data or suchlike. Most kind, as said, they were probably a provincial gun shop supplied by Birmingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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