Geoffrey Boothroyd mentions the firm of Arthur Allen in his book, [i]Sidelocks and Boxlocks[/u] as an "...old established firm" that acquired the stock of W. Horton's of Glasgow sometime in the 1920s. A. Allen was still in business when Boothroyd was investigating the history of Horton's. My guess is sometime around 1950-1960 and in Glasgow, I believe.
In another reference to Arthur Allen, Boothroyd states that, "Arthur Allen was also described in 1855 as a 'Gunmaker, Cutler, and Edge Tool Maker.
I believe that the firm of Arthur Allen actually made, or at least finished, guns for it's customers. The A Allen guns that I have seen were boxlocks on the Anson and Deeley design, but if they were, as Boothroyd states, in business as early as 1855, they would have made hammer guns and, probably, pinfires and other early breech loading designs as time went by.
That's all I have right now.
Last edited by Chukarman; 02/04/18 05:02 PM.
