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I did contact Alf and am waiting to hear back from him.

If any are interested here is a brief history of Rodda from some of my notes. I am also waiting to see if Susan Boothroyd of Glasgow will come up with any additional information.

RB Rodda was pretty much a sales company, after WWII started. Previous to that, Rodda earned many appointments as Gunmaker for many of the Indian Nawabs, Nizams, Maharajas and assorted Princelings.

Rodda’s Historical Events and Locations were:

Maker of Percussion Belt Pistols, 1840

RB Rodda, 36 Piccadilly, London (originally known as Brown & Rodda) (1846 - 1847)
RB Rodda & Co., Stafford Street, Birmingham (1900 - 1910)
RB Rodda & Co., 24 Whittal Street, Birmingham, (1910 - 1935)
RB Rodda & Co., Vesey Street, Birmingham (1935 - 1940)
RB Rodda & Co., 17a Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham (1940 - 1955), (Exporter 1945 - 1955)
RB Rodda & Co., 2 Wellesley Pl., Dalhousie Square South, Calcutta, India
RB Rodda & Co., 7 & 8 Dalhousie Square, Calcutta, India

According to his living relative (Moira Mark, New York) R.B Rodda is "Richard Burrows Rodda".
Moira also notes that Mr. RB Rodda died in 1957 in Springfield, Mass.

This is very brief, but gives some idea of the volume of rifles made by Rodda. There is no record of him making any shotguns. He did sell many shotguns, as well as thousands of other types of sporting gear, through his thick catalogs and his storefronts. Many manufacturers put the Rodda name on their goods.

Best Regards,
Wes.

Edited by gaugedrifles (01/12/03 07:04 AM)

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