I have a 1910 Beretta catalog. Beretta was purchasing barrels from many sources. Among them Alfred Field of London, WC Scott, Krupp and Cockerill.

I know all these except Alfred Field. Any information would be helpful.







Pete

Pete, Brown's London Gunmakers has Alfred Field & Co. at 199a Bishopsgate St. Without, EC, 1892-1893.

Without what, I'm not sure :-)

Interesting. The Scott looks like a Premier. Are there any other Scotts shown?

Thanks

OWD

Pete:

After a late meeting w/ McPhail today in Louisville, I found a copy of "The Greenhill, Dictionary of Guns and Gunmakers" - John Walter, and in it Walter notes Alfred Field & Company as a gunsmithing business at 77 Edmund Street, Birmingham from 1891 until c. 1914. Then they had a sales office at Forrester's post.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

OWD,

There are 4 guns being offered.
They vary by amount of engraving and type of barrels.

4324 - damascus - 325 Lira
4325 - as above with pistol grip - 375 Lira
4326 - damascus with fine engraving (the one shown) - 500 Lira
4327 - steel barrels by Webley, extra fine engraving - 875 Lira

Wish they would have shown all them. This is the earliest Beretta catalog I have at the moment. It is the only one where they are selling arms from other makers. They also have a Nicholas Pieper semi-auto pistol, a Hopkins & Allen revolver and some one's knock-off of the Bulldog revolver and some variants.

Ian and Raimey,

Thanks, you are confirming some things for me. Still looking for more...

Pete

Any pictures of this one:

4327 - steel barrels by Webley, extra fine engraving - 875 Lira?

Does it say if this is a hammerless or hammer gun? I can't see the price jumping that much just for fluid steel.

Thanks

OWD

PeteM:

Is "confirming" a polite way of saying that you already knew that?? What about this ironmonger/hardware gentleman: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-fre...amp;oref=slogin ??

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

No pictures. From the description it appears to be a hammer gun.

Pete

PeteM:

A bit more info on Mr. Field:

Alfred Field & Company
Westfield Terrace, Sheffield
and Edmund Street, Birmingham (1892 - 1919)

Other marks or relative names:

Stone & Compy
Alex. Fraser & Co.
A. Field
I W(Gothic?) P, JOSe Kirkby & Sons Sheffield

And there's a mark of a "Swan's head" facing left.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse