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rarely does one catch my eye like this one did...i may be smitten...

Nice indeed. I've not seen much of his work. What I have on Morrow & Co. is that he used that title from 1897. 1897 to 1901 at 4, Horton St. Halifax, Yorkshire and 60, Station Parade Harrogate, Yorkshire.1901 to 1909 22, Horton St. and Station Parade. 22, Horton St. only from 1913 to 1926.

Harrogate was, and still is to some degree, a fashionable place to live. That part of Yorkshire is good for shooting and close to many grouse moors. Good luck. Lagopus.....

Pick it up and shoulder it then you'll really get hooked.

Here is what IGC has on Morrow:

Name John Morrow
Other Names Charles Morrow; Henry Morrow; Morrow & Co
Address1 6 Corporation Street
Address2 Commercial Street
Address3 Horton Street
Address4 4 Horton Street & 60 Station Parade, Harrogate
Address5 22 Horton Street & Station Parade, Harrogate
Address6 22 Horton Street, Harrogate; 27 Queen Victoria Street, Leeds
Address7 22 Horton Street
City/Town Halifax
County Yorkshire
State/Region/Province
Country United Kingdom
Trade Gun makers
Other Address The firm also traded from Albany Buildings, Halifax, but whether these buildings were at 22 Horton Street or not is unknown.
Dates 1863?-1926?

Notes
John Morrow was born in Ireland in 1821. He established himself as a gun maker in 1863 at an unknown address in Halifax, Yorkshire. In the 1871 census he was recorded living at 6 Corporation Street with his wife, Mary Ann (b.1834 in Ireland), and their sons, Charles (b.1853 in Ireland recorded as a wire drawer but obviously soon worked for his father), Robert (b.1855 in the East Indies recorded as a pupil teacher), John (b.1857 in East Indies recorded as a clerk and later as a railway clerk then gunmaker's assistant), James (b.1859 in East Indies became a watch maker), Henry (b.1861 in East Indies became a gun maker), Frederick (b.1865 in Halifax became a printer), Walter (b. 1867 in Halifax no further record), and Alexander (b.1870 in Halifax no further record). John and Mary Ann also had a daughter named Catherine (b.1864 in St Helens, Lancashire).

In about 1875 John died and Charles Morrow took over the business. He appears to have died in about 1885 and Henry took over; he changed the name to his own and moved it to Commercial Street. In 1890 the business moved to an unknown number in Horton Street, and the family moved to live at 49 Hare Street. In the 1891 census Mary Ann was recorded living with Henry, aged 30 and unmarried, John aged 34 and by then a gunmaker's assistant, and Frederick George who was a printer. In the late 1890s the firm was recorded at 4 Horton Street where it traded as Morrow & Co. Henry opened branches in this name at 60 Station Parade, Harrogate, and 27 Queen Victoria Street, Leeds. Who managed these branches is not known. By about 1905 the firm in Halifax had moved to 22 Horton Street. In about 1910 the Harrogate and Leeds shops closed.

It is likely that the firm was bought by W R Wedgwood. A "Challenge" cartridge bearing the name Morrow & Co with the name W R Wedgwood in parenthesis underneath, has been seen. The firm closed in Halifax in about 1926.

Other Info
The firm sold cartridges under the name "Challenge".

Tim

eYe bet you'd like to get yer torch to her..

So how do we classify this one? An established gunmaker that finished a W & C Scott?

Did they finish it Prius have their name put on it. This is a prime example why you by the gun not the name on the side because it is a gun either mostly or entirely made by another. Engraving was certainly done outside. Barrels sleeved so not original. Nice looking but not rare. It comes down to if it fits you well and is the price reasonable.

Wait.... the torch thing isn't for real right???

Yes,
I'm afraid it is.... but it's a long,sordid tale of abuse
cheers
franc

Got it. Imma leave that one alone.