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I recently traded into a Joseph Lang & Son (1901-1905?) single barrel hammerless 12 Ga. Barrel is about 25 1/2" in length and choked cylinder bore. It came cased and at first I thought the barrel had been shortened at one time or another but then I noticed the the initials FGP on the gun and also on the case. Since the disassembled gun fits the case like a glove I have to assume the gun came with the short barrel. Have not weighted the gun yet but it cannot be much over 5 1/2 pounds. it is Nitro Proofed and appears to have 2 3/4" chambers (could be 2 9/16"). Sure wish I knew who FGP was.... I think I have my new grouse gun for the upcoming season... WBLDon...

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I have an A.J. Aubrey hammerless single shot 12ga.
32" full choke, Auto-Eject, Laminated steel bbl I think it is,,maybe Twist(I'd have to look again).
It was auto-safe but I disabled that.
I rebuilt the action and made a new FE for. Fixed the broken in two butt stock.

Bought it as a junker parts gun (obviously!) and really not worth the time & effort to bring back in terms of time and $$.
A friend joked that the best thing on it was the orig butt plate, and it is a nice condition one at that!

But I just liked the lines of it and had never seen one before. So we do stuff like that I guess...
Some of their hammer single shots show up now and again, I still have one of those that needs wood.
But this was the first hammerless AJA/Meriden single I'd seen.
AJA/Meriden advertisements showed a 'Trap Grade' hammerless single w/a ribbed bbl. But mine is just the Farmers version I guess w/plain bbl.

It gets some shooting in at duffer skeet & some trap w/light hand loads.

WBL, another lovely Brit single; I hope you shoot it well.

2-piper I also have one of those Remington sidecockers, a model 9. Mine has a 34" barrel so maybe I could loan some of it to you.

Kutter, this Aubrey just sold today on GunBroker: <http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=551876170>
You could 've had a matched pair for short money!...Geo

..and a gen-o-wine Armory Steel bbl too. Good for short Magmums!

A lifetime supply of AJA hammerless single shot parts.
I gotta get out more!

WBLDon - here's the contact for AG&L - http://www.agl-uk.com/contact#.VxBK_fkrKUk

Email them and they'll give you some info on your gun and info on how much a letter will cost.

Based on the s/n ranges in Don Master's book Atkin, Grant & Lang your gun was probably built between 1910 and 1915 but only AG&L can tell you for sure.

FlyChamps, Thanks so much for the information. I will indeed contact them.

WBLDon

Serial number puts it at 1912 according to what I have. Marks indicate Black powder proof and I would be surprised if the chambers are anything but 2 1/2 inch. Like FlyCamps says; it's worth checking with the makers. Nice find. Lagopus.....

I seem to have missed this thread until now....

I accidentally bought this J & W Tolley 12 gauge single shot while working on a deal for a Continental sidelock. 29" barrels, 2 3/4" chamber, open choke and 5 pounds even. Turns out I love the gun!

WBL, James,
Lovely guns and lucky finds. Gil

Lagopus, Thanks for the input. I know it is hard to see but the barrel is definitely marked Nitro Proofed and has the NP under what looks like an upheld arm with a sword (London definitive nitro proof for all guns since 1904) and 1 1/8. It is my understanding the Joseph Lang & Son on 102 New Bond Street is the banner used from 1901 to 1905. As per my chamber gauge it is more 2 3/4 and maybe the chamber was recut and it was reproofed at this time. I will update once I hear back from Atkin, Grant & Lang.

Thanks all for the input... WBLDon