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I'm looking at a Hellis boxlock made in the 1980s. Anyone able to shed some light on the brand? Looks like a trade boxlock to me but I know nothing about English guns.
TIA! Joe
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I've never seen a cheaply made Hellis. I've owned a few and they were all very good guns. They made a lot of boxlocks that are very high grade. If I find a Hellis for sale I always take a look.
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One interesting thing about some Hellis boxlocks is the metal plates they attached to the stock, right behind the receiver. Not all one piece, like you see on most sideplated boxlocks. You'll see the same thing on some Coggies, but otherwise I think Hellis was the only maker that used that particular touch very frequently.
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http://www.hellis.com/history.html I doubt a c. 1980 gun was actually made by Hellis, rather by someone else, and up to their standards.
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How did you determine it was a 1980's gun?
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I have one,picked it up several years ago from Dustin when he ran Hill Gun in Bozman.Very nice engraved boxlock with 4 roses and nice scroll.I wrote emailed Hellis and they did send back info on it you may want to try that.
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Thanks for the info gents! Adam, that's the gun; just maybe a bit more than I wanted to spend. Rocketman, 1980s was what M.W.Reynolds said in their ad. Recoil Rob, that's what I was thinking; still a nice gun though.
Joe
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Adam most likely they decided it needed a pad and up the price.
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