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ABSGFullCVR.qxd 11/14/03 10:14 PM Page 1 AA AAmmeerriiccaann && BBrriittiisshh About the Author mm 441100 SShhoottgguunnss American & British ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ 410 Shotguns Ron Gabriel, born and raised in ee southern California, lives there rr ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ ✦✦ surrounded by a large extended family. ii Ronald S. Gabriel He enjoys guns, hunting and the world cc of ideas. This definitive history of the 410 shotgun is the result of Ron’s sixty aa Noted 410 shooter/historian, years as a hunter and 410 enthusiast. Ronald Gabriel, gives his nn readers the most in-depth look at the 410 shotgun ever compiled. From && the 410 bore’s origins in the latter half th of the 19 century to the latest models, BB this book is a must-read for all who fancy small-bore shotguns. rr In addition to extensive 410 ii cartridge and ballistic information, all tt major 410 manufacturers from both the ii ss United States and Britain are discussed in great detail. American companies hh like Browning, Ithaca, Parker, L.C. Smith and Winchester along with 44 British manufacturers such as Boss, Churchill, Holland & Holland, Purdey, 11 W.W. Greener, Westley Richards and 00 many others are featured. The more than 200 stunning color SS photos provide a splendid backdrop for a discussion that details and hh summarizes existing 410 knowledge oo through documented and reliable data. Over 30 years of research has gone into tt making this book, which draws on gg careful analysis of production records, uu sales reports, serial number sequences and other first-hand sources. nn While the author maintains the main purpose of this volume is “to provide a ss substrate of documented and reliable data upon which others can build in the future,” he also acknowledges that another purpose is “to persuade the G reader that the beauty of shooting a 410 a … is that the rewards of patience and b r good form are a broken target and i e harvested game.” l ISBN 0-87349-679-5 U.S. $49.99 54999 C P U RRoonnaalldd SS.. GGaabbrriieell 0 4608100679 1 9 780873496797 Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 1 RONALD S. GABRIEL american & British 410 shotguns Front Matter 11/24/03 12:06 PM Page 2 ©2003 by Ronald S.Gabriel All rights reserved. Our toll-free number to place an order or obtain a free catalog is 800-258-0929. All rights reserved.No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a critical article or review to be printed in a magazine or newspaper, or electronically transmitted on radio or television. Published by Library of Congress Catalog Number: 2003108028 ISBN:0-87349-679-5 Designed by Stanard Design Partners Edited by Joel Marvin Manufactured in Singapore Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 3 RONALD S. GABRIEL american & British 410 shotguns Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 4 Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 5 dedication PHILIP LOUIS GABRIEL 1908-1993 IDALIA ORTIZ GABRIEL For their constant moral compass by which I have tried to guide my life. Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 6 Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 7 table of contents Dedication.....................................................................................5 Acknowledgments...............................................................................9 Preface.......................................................................................11 Chapter 1 THE GENESIS OF THE 410 GAUGE......................................................12 Chapter 2 THE 410 CARTRIDGE.................................................................21 Chapter 3 BALLISTICS OF THE 410 CARTRIDGE...................................................30 Chapter 4 VARIOUS ACTIONS USED TO BUILD THE 410............................................36 Chapter 5 THE BROWNING SUPERPOSED 410.....................................................43 Chapter 6 ITHACA.............................................................................52 Chapter 7 PARKER BROTHERS..................................................................58 Chapter 8 L.C.SMITH..........................................................................72 Chapter 9 WINCHESTER, THE MODEL 21.........................................................80 Chapter 10 INTERESTING EARLY 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN 410 SHOTGUNS..........................88 Chapter 11 ATKIN, GRANT & LANG..............................................................100 Chapter 12 BOSS..............................................................................106 Chapter 13 E.J. CHURCHILL, LTD................................................................112 Chapter 14 COGSWELL & HARRISON.............................................................120 Chapter 15 JOHN DICKSON & SON, LTD..........................................................125 Chapter 16 W. W. GREENER, LTD.................................................................130 Chapter 17 CHARLES HELLIS & SONS............................................................138 Chapter 18 HOLLAND & HOLLAND..............................................................141 Chapter 19 PURDEY with WOODWARD POSTSCRIPT................................................148 Chapter 20 WEBLEY & SCOTT, LTD...............................................................160 Chapter 21 WESTLEY RICHARDS & COMPANY.....................................................168 Chapter 22 WATSON BROS.....................................................................178 Chapter 23 JOHN WILKES & SON................................................................182 Chapter 24 OTHER BRITISH GUNMAKERS........................................................186 Chapter 25 INTERESTING TYPES OF SMOOTHBORE 410s...........................................198 Chapter 26 ROOK RIFLE/410 SMOOTHBORE CONVERSION STORY...................................202 Index.......................................................................................206 77 Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 8 Front Matter 11/13/03 7:56 PM Page 9 acknowledgments t he photography is an important part of this book. companies who opened their ledgers to me is especially notewor- Each of the photos is duly credited. Five photog- thy since the gun trade in general and their clientele in particular raphers deserve special mention. R.J. Clark of tend to be especially reserved in divulging information. Cameo, Norwich, England, did many of the Donna Bledsoe, CMT has been my professional secretary, British guns. G. Allan Brown of East Haddam, Connecticut, and researcher, editor and transcriptionist for over 33 years. This Mike Levasheff of Los Angeles, California, did a number of work, as well as others, could not have been sustained without American and a few of the British guns. Glenn Campbell of Los her skills. The course of my last three decades owes much to her Angeles, California, photographed a potpourri of important ability, humor, loyalty and charity. Stacy Ann Winters has pro- guns, papers and cartridges. Paul Goodwin of Newport, vided over two decades of support, affection and much more for Kentucky, did the largest number of guns and accouterments my various professional and avocational endeavors. Pamela Jane including the front and back cover. The quality speaks for itself. Hobbs took in hand my life and provided the organization and Virtually all the individuals who provided information for tranquility to finish this project. I am well aware of my heavy this work are referenced accordingly. The generosity of the gun debt to Idalia, Donna, Stacy and Pamela. 9

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