Have sent Curl a couple of pictures of my W. J. Jeffery .577 3-1/4 BPE that is almost a dead ringer for a twin of his Watson. My Jeffery was made for Jeffery by R. Ellis (Adams & Tate barrels) and entered into the Jeffery daybooks in 1896 same year as Curl’s Watson. I do wonder if Watson sourced this rifle from Ellis as well? Do Watson records still exist?
Too bad I’m 1/2 a continent away, would be fun to get the two rifles together for a shoot.
- Mike