Originally Posted By: salopian
My father regailed me with a story that the XXV was spawned as the result of an unfortunate accident to a customers gun that was being repaired in John Harpers works.

A charming example of apocrypha. Doubtless your father regaled you with other fairy stories in your childhood!

One of the interesting aspects of the highly competitive London gun trade was the constant buzz of nasty stories being spread by supporters of one maker against another. You can find the same sort of rivalry BS between Ford and Chevy fans, or Colt and S&W enthusiasts.

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