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A gun for Destry
Unread 09-03-2009, 08:34 PM   #1
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Default A gun for Destry

About two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend about 3 hours in the H&H factoy in London. To watch, and question the craftsmen(and ladies) making bespoke guns was a treat. Many interesting stories and theories (putting cast on a gun involves bending the whole action (including tang and both locks!), not just the stock.
Of particular interest (at least to Destry) was a 4 bore double that was nearing completion. The gun was in a rack which the superintendent was reluctant to open, but the gun had "over $100,000" worth of engraving on it.
H&H, it appears, will make anything that a customer wants. I handled a 3barrel gun which was causing them a great deal of consternation. Getting the lock timing, barrel and trigger selection right was causing them a bit of a problem.
As you might expect, the wood blank room caused substantial drooling on my part, which only served to enhance the figure of the blanks in storage.
And all I bought was an overpriced H&H baseball cap. (Not even bespoke)
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