470Rigby
(.333 member)
25/01/05 03:00 PM
Re: W.J. Jeffery History

Here is a page from Jeffery's Order Ledger from the 1901/02 period;


Some interesting observations;

*Of the ten consecutively numbered rifles and shotguns (including one "Ball Gun"), all were finished by Scotts. Since this post-dates the 1897 merger of P. Webley with W.C. Scott & Son it is interesting to speculate that Jeffery's previous altercations with Webley had been set aside by then, although he is perhaps pointedly ignoring the Webley involvement by leaving the name off his records?

* All three .400S DB Rifles listed show the cost of the "tubes" separately, suggesting that they weren't supplied by Webley & Scott. The barrels were "Nickel Steel"

* All three DB rifles were fitted with Baker ejectors, contrary to later rifles which invariably have Southgate ejectors.

* Over a five month period (14th October - 13th March), ten guns were "made"; that's only two per month! This begs the question - did Jeffery keep individual ledgers for different suppliers? This could explain why his ledgers always seem to list only one supplier on each page?



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