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Rawbone's business and family history is complex! Records show that he was Born in London and emigrated to Cape Town, South Africa in 1848,
From 1860-1870 records show that he returned to Birmingham,England were he established a gun making business.
Shortly following 1873-1877 he is residing in and ran a gun making business in Toronto, Canada. Records state that his sons operated the business units in Canada and South Africa till circa 1900.
The Feb; 11-17 1982 edition of the Shooting times, contains an article by the late Geoffrey Boothroyd covering a very fine Rawbone Hammer gun with the Toronto address, serial #2058,wich suggests a manufacturing date in the 1873-1877 time frame.
Last edited by Roy Hebbes; 02/12/17 03:08 PM.
