I've bought a F Williams gun off the internet, I'm going to try to pick it up this Sunday. I'll post some comparison photos with my Loomis after that.
As our Brit friends have reiterated many times, even though the gun is marked, it may only be the Seller's name, and especially for guns of this period, it may have been "sourced" from one of the myriad of makers in operation in Birmingham at the time.
If you dig into the "F Williams" and "Fred'k Williams" (Frederick) names it's interesting. "Fred'k" was a later well-regarded company that made mid-grade guns for other high-end makers and sellers to be sold under their own names. "Fred" was in operation well into the 20th Century. Depending upon the source, there is sometimes direct linkage asserted between "Fred'k" and the earlier "F Williams" name, but so far it is somewhat unclear to me. If anyone has any specific info on the direct relationship between the companies, (or lack of it) please post it.
Hopefully one of you "Fred'k" devotees out there will know.
Regards
Ken
Last edited by Ken61; 05/20/15 06:55 AM.
