I can find no reference to Geoge H.Daw at 57, Tilley Road, London.
Daw is recorded as being located at;57 Threadneedle Street 1861- 1887 & at 2 North Buildings, Chapel Street.[Later he was at other London locations, using variations on the Daw name but is not recorded as being at Tilley Road.]
In 1887 in a letter to the editor of the British magazine,"Shooting", Daw stated that his guns were engraved as follows; On the barrel rib,"Geo H. Daw and Co; 57 Threadneedle Street,London," on lock plates; "Geo H Daw and Co;' In some cases the action body of the gun was also marked Geo;H.Daw and Co,together with Daw,s patent number.
The reason Daw was writing to the magazine was because spurious guns bearing his name were showing up on the market![Spurious guns was a serious problem for many leading gunmakers of the era.]
As I write, I have beside me Daw gun #5XX a I2,G.hammer gun built to Daw,s patent #1594 of 1862 [This is an improvement on F.E.Schneider,s patent of 1861 previously purchase by Daw] This gun is not engraved, "and Co;" this was not added to the company name until 1876.
Unique features of the Daw guns include;
.Fore end is semi permanently attached to the action body.Its removal requires the services of a gunsmith.
. If the gun is in origional condition, you will find located behind the heel and toe plates of the stock;spare firing pins and a spare cartridge extractor.
The classic Daw gun is pictured on the dust cover of the British Shotgun, Vol;1, by Crudgington and Baker.The book contains an excellent write up on Daw, his gun and his legal battles with Eley related to patent claims on centrefire cartridges.
The Cotswood gun room in the U.K. has a genuine Daw gun for sale, price 3250 pounds stirling. If the gun you are viewing is the genuine article, it would be an excellent buy?
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