Dubs0022 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Hi, I am looking for information on my father in laws shotgun It has Joseph Lang and sons printed on the side but H.A Davis (I think) Winchester between the barrels. Serial number reads 4147 can anyone shed on light on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 A high quality Lang gun, re-barrelled buy a lesser maker most likely, or possibly retailed by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin55 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 (edited) B.E. Chaplin remains open today as a traditional gun shop. According to the company's website, the original shop was in London and located in a famous coaching inn owned by the Chaplin family known as the yard of the "Swan with Two Necks" (the origin of the logo on the gun). In 1932 the company was relocated to 6 Southgate Street in Winchester and opened as "Howard A. Davies". In 1955 the firm was renamed "B.E. Chaplin" and still resides at the same address to this day. From the Westley Richards site As above by LB likely re-barrelled by Davies Edited February 14 by kevin55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Welcome to Pigeon Watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 The Lang number would be in the period 1870-75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 (edited) Lang was a very respected gunmaker in his right and married James Purdey's daughter. There is a British Pathe newsreel which is AFAIR actually Joseph Lang? I think that a one stage (and I may be wrong) that Webley's owned Lang and sold effectively Webley guns finished with the Lang name? William Evans of course also sold Webley made guns finished as Evans but they were doing this as customers rather than as a vertically integrated subsidiary company? In any case Lang is quality. The company had a number of names, as it were from what is on your gun through to Lang & Hussey and Etc.. Thank you for sharing you post. I enjoyed the pictures. Queer as it is if you get to 3:06 in the video and slow the speed down to 1/2 speed you see that the ejectors are not timed correctly! I assume that when the gun went out to the customer that the matter was put correct! It is why when testing a gun that slow tapping method is favoured for exposing the fault! Edited February 14 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 The name (at least) lives on as Atkin, Grant and Lang. https://www.agl-uk.com/ I believe they will still build you a gun under Henry Atkin, Stephen Grant or Joseph Lang 'brand'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukka Bundook Posted Sunday at 05:43 Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:43 Lovely gun Dubs! Is that a Purdey snap action? I had a Joseph Lang boxlock single trigger, but the trigger was forever messing up! Swapped it for a Pritchard double percussion 15 bore. I still have that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted Sunday at 07:18 Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:18 could be an early version of a push forward underlever ,i have never seen one with the hole in the trigger guard ,certainly worth investigating ,might be worth sending a picture to Holts .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted Sunday at 08:38 Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:38 1 hour ago, holloway said: could be an early version of a push forward underlever ,i have never seen one with the hole in the trigger guard ,certainly worth investigating ,might be worth sending a picture to Holts .. Diggory Hadoke at Vintage guns might be quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Sunday at 09:08 Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:08 3 hours ago, Pukka Bundook said: 1 hour ago, holloway said: could be an early version of a push forward underlever ,i have never seen one with the hole in the trigger guard Is that a Purdey snap action? I have used such guns. I once loaded for a gentleman using a pair of Purdeys with push forward underlevers and thumb holes in the trigger guards. Different! But quite nice to use once you are used to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukka Bundook Posted Sunday at 14:17 Report Share Posted Sunday at 14:17 I think quite a few of these thumb hole snap actions are variations of the Purdey singe or double bight snaps. Thomas Horsley of York made some very nice ones. L-Best, I can imagine loading in a hot corner would keep you on your toes after using the conventional top lever! How many times did you say "******!" under your breath till you got used to them!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Sunday at 14:22 Report Share Posted Sunday at 14:22 1 minute ago, Pukka Bundook said: L-Best, I can imagine loading in a hot corner would keep you on your toes after using the conventional top lever! How many times did you say "******!" under your breath till you got used to them!? Ha! A gentleman’s loader wouldn’t dream of muttering to himself under his breath……… surely? I did a lot of big bag loading and was well used to hot corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukka Bundook Posted Sunday at 14:50 Report Share Posted Sunday at 14:50 L-B, Can I say "Yeah Right!"....about muttering under breath? :-) Loading is an art. But you know that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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