Thanks dnovo & Marrakai,

Whittome is an Expert (Weapons) and has been used as such as an expert witness in the UK.

He is a Chartered Accountant and www history includes the following:
Career: Weapon Training Officer, Light Infantry, 1957/58
Gunmaker since 1964.
Extensive elephant-control and other big-game experience, Tanganyika, 1959-63.
Managing Director of Sterling Armament Co 1984.(Sterling Sub-machine gun).
Author of approx. 100 monographs and technical articles on firearms-related subjects, incl. ballistic trauma.
Instructor for many years to infantry and police firearms units on automatic-weapon combat.
Retained by defence as firearm expert witness in over a dozen cases in last two years, including murder, double murder, wounding with firearms, illegal weapon conversion, illegal possession of machineguns, firearms residue identification, etc.
Languages spoken :- French, Italian, Swahili, Swedish, some German.

A fascinating career all round I would say.
The 500 Jeffery is a beautiful piece an shoots well. Back when I obtained it there was some difficulty rounding up the gear I needed to get it shooting, in addition I was on a time line as I had to go to the NT to operate a business there. BELL missed my flight so to speak and I had to leave the Jeffery behind. I was reduced to slapping Buff in the chops with an 8mm Rem Mag Sako (a 75, I think).

Mulgerri.