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WJ Jeffery was a retailer my friend. The double rifles were built by Harry Leonard and I believe most of the shotguns came from John Saunders, both these guys were from Birmingham.
Again, I learn something new every day! Terry Wieland is absolutely wrong on this one, too. Reference pages 43, 48, & 49 in his book "Dangerous Game Rifles". Well, I never cared for Terry, anyway  He claims that W. Jeffery, a noted gunmaker in London, was taken over by H&H in 1960 and that Paul Roberts acquired the rights to the name in 2000. Wm. Jeffery went into business in 1889 as W.J. Jeffery & Company and built double rifles, including the .600 NE in 1901. He states Jeffery also built single rifles, bolt rifles, and shotguns. All this, according to the book.
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