George Gibbs was one of those provincial makers, out in Bristol, but with patents to his name. This beautiful little 20 bore has his own patented cocking mechanism in it which throws the hammes from the main leave system. It’s very clever and I can’t wait to try this little gun. It has the...
The process I use to strike up barrels ready for a re-black is to use a specialist sand blasting unit. No sand though but very fine glass that does an excellent job of preparing the barrels for the finer work using wet and dry paper (used dry). The glass bead process does take a...
This job I find very therapeutic. It’s a slow process. Once the barrel hook has been tigged nicely it’s a case of presenting the barrels back to the face of the action. The old English technique is to use a smoker (good candle will do) to soot up the hook. Then present the barrels...
I haven’t really had much time recently but I did manage this week to get the stock finished on the Gibbs. There is a lovely piece of wood under there and it’s now off this weekend to my checkering man to get that re-cut. I hope you agree it’s a nice piece of wood!
I’ve not seen one before, but it’s very clever. The Gibbs house invented this rather clever cocking mechanism that used the top lever to cock the hammers in the plates. Here are a few pictures of the system. This little gun is so crisp and it shows off the system brilliantly. What an ingenious...
Found this lovely little 20 bore sidelock made by the Bristol maker George Gibbs. It’s lovely and beautifully made with superb engraving on the lock plates around the fences etc. The barrels are in stunning condition. To top it off it’s in a case that was made by the maker in 1935 and it...
