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Can anyone give me contact info for whoever has the records for WC Scott & Sons guns? Email address if possible?

Thanks, Rob


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I don't think there are any.

Of course, I may be wrong. I hope I am, actually. I would love to find out more about my old Scott Premier.

What do you have? The only real extensive info out there seems to be in the Crawford & Whatley book "The History of W. & C. Scott Gunmakers."

I have a copy. If you want to know more about a gun, I can look up some info for you.

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There are records available.

For the life of me I can not remember the gentleman/company name you will need to contact. (Richard something) I never followed through on information for my Scotts. The records are in England as I remember.

I will email this link to a friend that I know has this information and posts here occassionally.

Here is cut pasted (and edited) version of a letter sent on a friends gun.

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Specifications of Premier, Serial # 1XXXXX
Manufactured c.1920
1 of 3 purchased via Holland & Holland
12 Gauge 2-¾ inch chambers
Double trigger, semi-pistol grip English walnut stock, splinter forearm
Butt checkered inside of heavily engraved skeleton butt plate

Holland & Holland style locks, gold plated internals
Scott’s improved square cross top bolt with double under bolts
Side clips
Birmingham nitro proofed for 1¼-ounce loads

30 inch barrels with flat file cut rib
Barrel wall thickness @ 9” from breech is 0.059
Right and left tubes taper from breech to chokes 0.734 to 0.730
Choke Right: 0.730-0.717=0.013 choke (¼)
Choke Left: 0.730-0.691=0.039 choke (full)

Barrel address reads: “W. & C. Scott & Son Makers The Premier
Shaftesbury Avenue London”

Lock-up is tight
Barrels are on face
Locks are in good shape
Ejectors function perfectly

Stock drop at heal 2 ¼, comb 1-3/8
Stock length at heel 14-3/16, center 14, toe 14-5/8
No cast apparent

Gun came cased with all accessories, i.e., snap caps, chamber brush, nickel -plated oil bottle, pull-through brush, ebony cleaning rod, reloading tools, sling, spare firing pins in an ivory bottle, etc. Snap caps, oil bottle, and other accoutrements are labeled “Holland & Holland”.

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Per David Baker, British Gunmakers Vol.2, original records are in the possession of Richard Gallyon Tel 01953 850215, Fax 01953 851800.

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There was a guy out on the west coast that did research letters on Scott's. I am in El Paso today and will post his neme when I get home tonight. He might not be doing this anymore though. The letter that I have is more than fifteen years old.

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Thank you gentlemen.


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I highly suspect the Gentleman on the west coast was the Mr Crawford mentioned above. He did a letter for me some years back on my ca 1863/65 W&C Scott pinfire built on Samuel Matthews patent. He was in Oregon at the time with a branch of the W&C Scott Co. Don't think that entity exists anymore.


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