Yet another fopar,will continue with my comments! Manchester was home to 43 gun makers dur1ng the 19th; century. They ranged in scope from the mighty Whitworth to small individual makers such as Newton,Griffiths,Edge & Gascoigne&Dyson. The Manchester makers produced some very fine guns during the 19th century as typified by Terry,s Newton hammer gun,as seen above. The distinctive lock plates are also found on guns of the same period by the Manchester makers, Griffiths, Edge and Gascoigne & Dyson.In the opinion of the late Geoffrey Boothroyd [and the writer] that the Manchester makers developed a distinctive style of their own which for a time met with considerable success. I am of the opinion that one of our current authors could produce a very interesting article on this subject.
