Lincoln Jefferies was the son of George Jefferies gun maker of Norwich. {Est ; 1841}. George was awarded patents related to the actions of double guns and loading tools . Lincoln established him self as a gun maker at 31, Whittall Street in Birmingham, circa 1873. A business bearing the name Lincoln Jefferies was trading in Birmingham as late as 1988. Lincoln gained fame as the patentee of a very fine air rifle. During the 1950,s Lincoln Jefferies retail gun shop was in Steelhouse lane in Birmingham.They sold shotguns bearing their name at this location.[I was there} As I recall, they were at that time of similar quality to those manufactured by Webley and Scott or Midland Gun Company.
