According to Stockel, Thomas Perkes worked in London; from 1882-1895 ish he was at 70 Osnaburg Street, Regent's Park. 1890-1894 he was at 14A Castle Street East. In 1895, at 18 Cork St and Bond Street. From 1895-1898 as "Perkes Adams and Co", 15 Swallow St. From 1897-1898 at Denmark Street.
There is mention of Thomas William Perkes, born 1877 so possibly the son of the Perkes listed above, and he is listed as establishing himself as a gunmaker on Darbley Street in 1911. Obviously there were two of them, likely father and son as someone born in 1877 could not have been a gunsmith in 1882............Perkes had an excellent reputation and apparently held patents, and Adams was a famous inventor and gunmaker, combined they must have made some really nice stuff! PErkes apparently was in a court battle with Westley-Richards, lost and went bankrupt, so maybe it is the same Perkes, just reopening after recovering financially??? Stockel is not infallible.
Anyway, should be a top notch gun from an excellent maker.
Ed
Thanks, I appreciate the response.
One of the things I'd read was that the elder Perkes won the lawsuit with Westley Richards, but that the costly fight bankrupted him.
