I wonder what the Cashmore's would think about one of their guns being sold for $207K! See the link below for details from Julia's auction a couple of weeks ago. I also added a clip about David Trevallion's generosity.
http://jamesdjulia.com/press-release/fir...rm-well-julias/"The top lot of the day however for sporting arms was Annie Oakley’s personal 12 ga. William Cashmore Boxlock game gun. There are numerous photographs of Annie holding this exact gun and it came to the auction with a presale estimate of $125,000-175,000 but after a fierce bidding battle topped out at $207,000."
"Attending the sale was David Trevallion, formerly of London. Mr. Trevallion is probably one of the greatest living stock makers today. David apprenticed at Purdey’s at 15 years old and later began his own business which was known throughout the world. This sale included the 5th earliest known Purdey shotgun converted from flint to percussion. Mr. Trevallion consigned this gun to the auction with the stipulation that the entire proceeds shall be donated to the Gun Makers Company Charitable Trust in London. The gun was estimated at $10,000-15,000 and produced a generous $25,875 to the Charitable Trust fund."
