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He went on to build hammer guns for the Earl of Aylesford, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Antrim, the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Carrington, the Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Donegal, the Earl of Wiltshire and my ancestor, and part name-sake Edward FitzGerald, Duke of Leinster.Īs well as Edwin Hodges, many of Grant’s guns from this period were built by another London maker to the trade, John Robertson. They are 16-bores built on the Hodges 1866 pattern and cased individually. He got one for his birthday and one for Christmas. Grant started the 1870s well, with an order from Queen Victoria for a pair of hammer guns to gift to her son, the Prince of Wales. However, once the patent rights to the Purdey bolt lapsed, Grant started building some bar-action, side-lever guns with a simple Purdey bolt rather than Hodges’ more complex system. The 1871 pattern is perhaps the best-known and classic ‘Grant Side-Lever’ that collectors refer to. All these guns are generally of back-action, peninsular-lock form. The next Grant & Hodges collaboration was the 1871 triple-bite action, with twin bolts acting on lateral projections attached to the rear lump. Early examples have non-rebound locks and later ones have rebound locks. They generally have a Jones under-lever action. Grant guns built on the Hodges forend-cam patent of 1866 are relatively common. Hodges built guns for most of the London ‘names’ at one time or other and was a clever inventor, as well as a skilled gunmaker and astute businessman. Grant clearly formed a strong relationship with Edwin Hodges, a gunmaker to the trade with Islington workshops. This was the era of change-over from pin-fire to centre-fire and early Grant guns are to be found, made to both patterns, centre-fire quickly taking over. So, the earliest gun to bear the name ‘Stephen Grant’ dates from 1867 and the earliest number recorded is 2480. He remained as such until 1867, when he started his own business at 67A St James’s Street. Then in his mid-thirties, Stephen Grant went into partnership with Boss’s widow and became Managing Partner of the firm.
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Grant worked for Thomas Boss for about a decade, until 1857, when his employer died. James’s Street to work for Thomas Boss.īoth Boss and Lancaster had reputations for building guns of the highest quality, so as a gunmaker, Grant would have proven himself to be in the first rank. Management of the firm was taken over by Lancaster’s sons and, shortly afterwards, Stephen Grant moved to St. London was a hostile climate for young Irishman but Grant succeeded at his chosen craft and was retained by Lancaster until his death, in 1847. Between 18 around 300,000 native Irish went to the mainland in search of a better life. This period was one marked by the Irish Famine. and then crossed the Irish Sea and headed for London, where he began working as a gunmaker for Charles Lancaster. He apprenticed to William Kavanagh of Dublin, completing his training in around 1843. *Zone 1 – England, Wales & Scotland (excluding Highlands & Islands)įurther Information : delivery information available from the auctioneerStephen Grant was the son of a grocer, born in Ireland in 1821. Packing & Shipping of up to 3 guns within Zone 1* Parcelforce Express - £35.00, Each additional gun £5.00 up to a maximum of 30kg per consignment. not guns or ammunition) will be shipped by Holts upon shipping request at payment. Sundry Lots that do not require a licence (i.e. Upon receipt of payment, the Lot(s) will be entered onto the purchaser’s certificate and will be shipped to the nominated RFD with the purchaser’s certificate(s).Īll firearms, including modern air weapons and antique guns will be packed by Holts and shipped via Parcel Force using the standard ExpressAM service.įor firearms export outside the UK please contact HGSS - be aware that we are unable to ship any live ammunition. On receipt of the necessary certificate(s), the Lot(s) will be packed and the purchaser will be invoiced. Where required, the purchaser must send his/her Firearm or Shotgun certificate by recorded post to: Holts Auctioneers, Church farm barns, Wolferton, Norfolk, PE31 6HA The nominated RFD will be required to supply a copy of their RFD certificate to Holts by email or post. For all licensable weapons and modern air weapons, buyers will need to nominate a Registered Firearms Dealer in their locality. In all instances, the Auctioneers need to be advised that shipping is required.
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