Mr. Nash,
I am a Powell collector and have both pinfires and conversions. Would love to know
more about your Powell - especially the serial number and "Powell's Patent" number.
Steve Helsley
Wonderful! My Powell is a double-barrelled bar-in-wood 12-bore, no. 3790, converted to dual pin-/centre-fire. The top rib is marked "William Powell & Son No. 3790". The shortened 27” barrels have the initials “J. A.” stamped underneath – a maker’s mark? The barrels are fitted with an extractor and the pin holes have been left unfilled. The gun has the push-up single bite snap lever action (Powell's patent no. 1163 of 1864), and bar locks. As to the history of the gun, it was first completed on 9 November 1866 for H. W. Lord, under the serial number 3690. This name has been crossed out in the company ledger, and the gun was renumbered and sold again on 16 December 1869 under serial number 3790 to J. B. Dellap (listed as "best patent breech loader, best damascus barrels, 30 in., 73 lb.," for Ł25).
