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Sidelock
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Thank you Clapper Zapper but I have the advantage of living in the right place to find them. I have had the Turner a few years. If interested I will post pictures of some more from my gun cabinet from time to time. Please don't malign the poor old roach http://www.fishezine.co.uk/article/roach I can't say that I have ever met a fish I didn't like. I work in fisheries management now although mainly with trout and grayling. I have some rather nice small bore hammer guns that I will post on. Lagopus.....
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What I think to be an interesting side to Thomas Turner. Several years ago I acquired a small collection of his wares. These included: a hammer double rifle in .577 caliber, an 8 bore single hammer sporting gun with a 40 inch barrel, an Enfield style percussion musket in .577 caliber, a 12 bore hammer sporting gun (also with a Jones underlever) and a camp (picnic) chest with knives forks plates & thermos in a leather case. All had his name and trademark. All were purported to come from the North Carolina Estate of R.J. Reynolds, the tobacco tycoon, and were said to have been ordered from Turner for his African Safari in the late 19th Century. The camp chest has the initials "R.J.R." in gold on the lid. I am still looking for written documentation about the safari. The musket was said to have been ordered for his gun bearer as the natives were only allowed to own muzzle loading weapons.
Best Regards, George
To see my guns go to www.mylandco.com Select "SPORTING GUNS " My E-Mail palmettotreasure@aol.com
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Turners are still in business George. Maybe they can shed some light on your interesting find. They were most helpful regarding my gun but sadly did not have the records. http://www.thomasturnergunmaker.co.uk/about-us/index.htm Lagopus.....
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not wishing to be pedantic Mike, but those barrels are Laminated Steel  Now quit buying guns and go find the English Damascus Rosetta Stone  
Last edited by Drew Hause; 09/19/09 03:56 PM.
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I own a fairly nice Thomas Turner, although it's marked Birmingham rather than Reading. A well done damascus 12 gauge BLE with interesting engraving pattern and quite lovely wood. According to the late Alfred Gallifent, who knew at least one member of the current generation of Turners, the records for the gun manufacturing were destroyed in a bombing during WWII.
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Drew, I wish I could; find the Rosetta Stone that is. I have some of my best men on the job.
R40X, there were a number of Thomas Turners about; probably related family connections. There were two in Birmingham and one in Halifax, Yorkshire. The Reading Turners had premises in Basingstoke, Newbury and Hungerford as well as Reading. Lagopus.....
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