Lovely little gun. These boy's guns were used by various members of the family as they grew into them as an introduction to shooting. Usually purchased by wealthy families they were often of very high quality. By a coincidence I picked up one such 'boy's' gun a couple of weeks ago. Couldn't resist it although went to look at another gun. This one is a 28 bore breech loading back action hammer gun with top lever by Clarke of Leicester which I can date to exactly 1897. I just measured it and weighed it out of curiosity; it weighs 3lb. 5oz. 13 inch LOP and a 28 1/2" Damascus barrel. Black powder proof only. I made up some 28 bore Magtech rounds and had a few shots through it last Sunday. Will try to post a picture when my camera problem is sorted. Fairly scarce but worth looking out for. Lagopus…..
