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Sidelock
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I know there were thousands of gunmakers in Great Britain, but it's the first time the Google doesn't come up with any positive information about someone who was called William Ford and supposedly made guns (see link http://talks.guns.ru/forums/icons/forum_pictures/000962/962903.jpg ) Gentlemen, what can you say about this gun and its maker? Thanks in advance!
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Sidelock
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Very well known Birmingham gunmaker, lots of recorded history.If you don't get any posted I'll look up my data.Busy at the moment out shooting.Very little spare time.
He was a superb barrel maker.
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Ford was a heavy duty gunmaker - pigeon 'n fowl.
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It looks like a Scott action with the crystal cocking indicators...but that's definitly not my field of expertise
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Here are a pair of William Ford boxlocks in a Westley Richards case. 
Bob Beach
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Hello from England I have a Liege side plated side by side with spare pair of barrels by William Ford someone must have loved the old gun.
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I have a Turner with a spare set of barrels by Ford. He is known primarily for his barrels but did make/sell guns.
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He was indeed primarily a barrel maker working for WW Greener in Birmingham. He was involved in some of Greeners winning guns in the trials set up by the Field magazine in 1875 (in Gt. Britain) and later for Lincoln Jeffries' guns. It seems I have seen a very limited number of complete guns by Wm. Ford. I have serial numbers and addresses if you want it (courtesy of N. Brown)
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Thank you very much, gentlemen  gil russel - that's a very kind offer, I might abuse your generosity some time later
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