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PAUSE-3:: Did Hodges, Lang and and possibly early-on Blanch and Reilly initially bring in barrels with lumps for their early SxS pin-fires from Liège?

--I Just want to point out the possibility that Hodges, Lang, possibly even Blanch and Reilly might have been early on using barrels, possibly with lumps made in Liège. Lefaucheaux's guns were made in Liège. This is not mentioned much in gun history (except by Raimey and Stephen Nash). One wonders if it were a "dirty little secret." (This said, Reilly's barrels on the two extant 1856 guns were proofed in London).

27 December 1857, "The Field" - Letter by E.M. Reilly: Barrels actually made in this country?
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20 Dec 1856, “The Field”: Lefaucheaux made in Liège:
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Steve Nash also had this to say:
"British makers bought Belgian actions such as the Bastin action with sliding barrels (Google Purdey Bastin slide action for a fine example), to be made up in Britain. The Bastin action was used by a number of British makers, and it was one of the first non-Lefaucheux pinfire actions in Britain (a Francotte with Bastin action was used in the Trial of 1859). Some makers brought in barrelled actions (or possibly whole guns) from liege as well, with a British maker's name on the rib and Belgian action and barrel proofs as evidence. And some makers operated in both London and Liege, such as the Masu Brothers."

Purdey with a Bastin action:
https://www.morphyauctions.com/jamesdjulia/item/3169-394/

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Last edited by Argo44; 05/08/22 11:12 AM.
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