G.E. Lewis and Sons
 

Here are a few photos of my 'Magnum Wildfowler'. It was made in 1928 and ended up in North Sydney, Nova Scotia. I wonder if this gun began life as a Webley and Scott:corn:

there is some mass there

where is the rest of it?

What clues do you have of a Webley connection? It doesn't appear to have any similarity to the ubiquious Webley screw grip.

Few clues needed other than the basic design/look. Webley/Scott made these boxlocks for the trade by the lorry load. This one has the Greener crossbolt and lever work. And all nicely finished inside. Exterior finish appears quite original, too.

Bill, I glean bits of information, here and there, just enough to get myself in trouble! My only reference is a book by Diggory Hadoke.

Rick, I am waiting for a stock finishing kit from the folks at DGJ. The trigger plate and associated parts will be assembled this evening. Photos to follow.

thanks Mark

I am looking forward to seeing it reassembled, and to think I spent all that time in Nova Scotia ankle deep in fishless rivers instead of gun shops :whistle:

Rick, this gun appeared to have spent its fair share of time in blinds or marshes. It was functional, but full of dried up crud that required removal in layers. I use lotsa Hoppe's No. 9 and Q-Tips. The only thing I did NOT do, was drive out the 3 pins in the receiver. My hands do not work like they used to, and I was apprehensive about trying to get the hammers back in without proper jigs/tools. I soaked the area and used compressed air to get any filth out. Looking at a map, I will bet that Nova Scotia gets its share of inclement weather!

yes it does - unfortunately not before I went salmon fishing. As far a rough conditions, they can still hunt from batteries(sinkboxes) and the coast is often very windswept, the interior of Cape Breton has lots of wet lands.

enjoy the find

Mark the next time you are at harbor freight pick up one of their 2 quart ultrasonic cleaners. Best thing for cleaning gun parts I have ever used. You don,t even have to dissemble them. Just drop the hole action in simple green and run it through a couple of cycles. Rinse it with water and blow out all the moister. Then drop the hole thing in your favorite lubricant. A little more air and your done.

Here's the trigger plate......

This is the Wm. Anson patent "dickey bird" safety. Almost as old as the A&D action itself. And very reliable.

I was wondering if g.e lewis was related to the lewis who designed the ithaca lewis model in the early 1900s. Anybody know?

Unlikely since one was in upstate NY. And the other was in Birmingham England

Here is the ledger entry for my gun......

Wouldn't it have been nice if the Parker records were always this legible and with fewer cryptic abbreviations?

Having had the pleasure to spend part of a day with Chuck a few months ago and getting to help him with a couple of the letters, I'd have to say he's drastically underpaid. :bowdown:

Awwwwww.... :violin:

There's one in every crowd...:whistle:

'14-7/8 bare T'......? This is, I assume, one of the stock measurements. Can anyone tell me what it means?

The rib entry has me puzzled, also. It appears to be '_t rib'. I just can't tell if that is an upper case 'E' in front of the 't'. The rib is a nicely matted, concave type.

:corn:

The first may be a cryptic entry for file cut rib... more commonly known as matted today.

Taken together with the other butt measurements, I assume the other spec means "bare toe" as per the stock toe.

'ET rib' indicates an engine turned rib. I was paging through a book last night and saw the reference.