trw999 says that the gun department at Russell Hillsdon was small and tucked away. I worked in the gun and fishing tackle department for Russell Hillsdon and his son Scott in the early 1970s, at his store in South Street, Chichester. Far from being a minor part of the business, we generated the lion's share of business during my time there. We were not tucked away at the back but had our own department upstairs. With four fulltime employees, including a gunsmith, we were always busy and had a huge turnover in cartridges, arriving by the tens of thousands every week and being distributed all around Britain. My most memorable moments include selling a Holland & Holland shotgun from the early 20th century.
