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I used to own a beautiful though time-worn english shotgun, a 12-gauge damascus double with side hammers, Greener lock. Birmingham Proofs. The only thing that might have been the maker's name was the inscription J.Stevens on the side. I haven't been able to find any information on J.Stevens but I figure this would be the place to ask.
I can't give a lot more detail because I was under the mistaken impression that the gun could not be fired because of the damascus barrels and eventually sold it. Now that I know better I am trying not to kick myself for parting with it...
'One night as my car was going backwards through a cornfield at 90mph I had an epiphany...'
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J. Stevens huh, maybe it was an early British hardware store gun or they were trying to break into the colonial market by emulating the name of a well known American manufacturer  . Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Approach life like you do a yellow light - RUN IT! (Gail T.)
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I have details of two possible J Stevens from IGC:
1. Name J Stevens Arms & Tool Co
Address1 15 Grape Street
Address2 4 Cullum Street
City/Town London
Country United Kingdom
Trade Gun makers
Other Address
Dates 1910-1918
Notes
Established in 1910 at 15 Grape Street, the firm moved in 1916 to 4 Cullum Street. They ceased trading in 1918.
2. Name Joseph Stevens
Address1 11 Upper Priory
City/Town Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Trade Gun maker
Other Address
Dates 1874-1880
Notes
See James Stevens at same address (1878?).
Name James Stevens
Address1 11 Upper Priory
City/Town Birmingham
Country United Kingdom
Trade Gun maker
Other Address
Dates 1878?
Notes
See Joseph Stevens at same address (1874-1880).
These two may have been one and the same.
Tim
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Thanks- that's more than I had to go on before! What is IGC?
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IGC is the Internet Gun Club ( http://www.internetgunclub.com/Home.aspx) It is a magnificent resource of gunmakers names. It has been and continues to be a labour of love by one man, researching in depth any gunmaker or person in the gun trade. The biggest problem though is that the site runs on a bespoke platform that has always presented problems. Sometimes access is straightforward, sometimes it's frustratingly impossible! Tim
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1. Name J Stevens Arms & Tool Co
Address1 15 Grape Street
Address2 4 Cullum Street
City/Town London
Country United Kingdom
Trade Gun makers
Other Address
Dates 1910-1918
Notes
Established in 1910 at 15 Grape Street, the firm moved in 1916 to 4 Cullum Street. They ceased trading in 1918.
The Great Britain offices/agency of J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. of Chicopee Falls, Mass., U.S.A.
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