Quite a few of the British Pigeon Guns did have safety catches fitted. I own a W.J.Jeffrey hammer gun with 30" barrels and 2 3/4" chambers and broad file cut rib. Once owned a similar one with 32" barrels by Thomas Wild and have a Midland Gun Co. boxlock on which the jury is still out; single trigger, non-ejector, 3" chambers, ivory bead foresight, bores 7/8ths., 7/8th., but with only 28" barrels and a game style rib and safety catch. It is stocked a little high and does give a good account of itself at DTL. Not sure what the buyers true intentions for this gun were. Too nice and finely engraved for a wildfowling gun unless it was intended for inland goose flighting maybe where it was never likely to encounter harsh conditions. Lagopus.....
