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Hmmm. It just doesn't look right. English hammer ejector guns are rare and command high prices. Looking at this there is poor fit between metal to metal parts and against wood to metal parts. The engraving is not typical either. The Boswell name was sold away in 1980 so it is possible that someone who bought the name has had an older hammer gun somewhere in the white; converted it to ejector and had it finished somewhere making it a genuine Boswell gun in name but not in style. I don't know what to think of it without having in my hands but the workmanship doesn't do it justice. I would like a peek at the proof marks. Maybe Smallbore knows who has the right to the Boswell name. Lagopus.....
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Hi, the workmanship just does not seem to be up to Boswell's standard. I have a Boswell 16b and the quality is excellent, this one seems like it was just tossed together. As I said, looks like the engraving is aftermarket.
I know Chris Batha had the name and was making guns under the Boswell name, don't know if he still is.
Thanks so much for your insight!
Greg
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Good morning in North Dakota! Greg I suppose only Chris will have the answer. As I say, it could be a genuine Boswell but it doesn't do it for me. Lagopus.....
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Good morning in North Dakota! Greg I suppose only Chris will have the answer. As I say, it could be a genuine Boswell but it doesn't do it for me. Lagopus..... Hello, hope the day is fine across the pond! I agree with you on this one. You really don't see many self cocking ejector hammerguns in this price range, with perhaps Siace being the exception. This one is just odd for me also. Thanks again and all the best! Greg
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gjw, the Boswell books reside down in Florida. If you have Brown's big books the telephone# is there for you to call. A ck on the serial # should answer your questions. Or maybe not.
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And the engraver signed his name, "M. Hermsen" on the floorplate?
When an old man dies a library burns to the ground. (Old African proverb)
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I think you will find his name is Neil Hermsen. I have a 20 ga Boswell Bolino engraved by him. You will find he does engraving for Turnbull.
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It's a mongrel, to the point of being feral. Recent engraving, and both self cocking and ejecting? Slight chance The action might have once been an English forging but the rest is a motley assemblage. Hammers are a cheap imitation of Birmingham style. Even the most workaday original Boswell boxlocks were not the mutt this one is.
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Oh dear.
and Chris Batha does still hold the right to use the Boswell name.
Last edited by Small Bore; 03/10/12 06:45 PM.
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