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I recently traded into an Adams underlever. Does anyone have any
information about this company. The address on the rib is Adams & Co.G. Finsbury Place South London.

dave, There is a listing in Boothroyd's Directory for Adams & Co.
at 9 Finsbury Place from 1870-1880 . Also a listing for
Adams Patent Small Arms Company Ltd. from 1864-1892, with their
factory at 9 Finsbury Place and retail outlet at 391 Strand,London
Looks like Robert Adams 1809-1870 started the Co. and was associated with George and John Deane, also had two brothers, Henry and John who ran associated companies and shared premises.
Pretty complicated.I have an interesting 16 ga. hammerless,triggerplate,forward underlever cocking gun by Adams and Co.and have seen various others that were very nice quality guns.
Enjoy, Terry

Adams & Co appear to have come out of Robert Adams.

robert Adams was an important inventor, well known for pistols as wellas shotguns. I have a 16-bore bar-in wood that is built as a centre-fire using what was a pin-fire action.

This incorporates a Robert Adams patent for an inert under-lever with a push-button release.

The Damascus barrels on my gun are thin, the fences are shallow and the action looks rather fragile, as does the bolting system. It was the early 1860s and the locking mechanism was not fully understood at the time.

I don't shoot it but it has beautiful lines and the underlever is not offensive, is beautifully made and the gun elegant and well balanced.

I have another Adams & Co - an 1885 back-action hammer gun of good quality with the Finsbury Pavement address and Stanton rebounding locks. Adams output appears to be generally of high quality.

This shotgun came into Canada from Holt's auction house in the UK.Is there any chance that Adams was still in business after
1900. Mine is a 12 gauge with steel barrels,cocking indicators
and the forward underlever.The case colors are at 100% and I suspect this is an older refinish as the gun is in very good condition.
thanks Dave