Product Details
12 EJ CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) LTD. DOCUMENTS FROM 1925-1929, a) Facsimile of Robert Churchill's pamphlet "MYSELF AND THE FIELD". This was Robert Churchill's answer to Gerald Burrard's defamatory mid 1920s articles in the FIELD.
b) Small brochure advertising Gun Repairs, Renovations, Alterations and Renewals with mid 1920s prices and the upright swastika for a border.
c) Small brochure (poor condition) advertising the "New XXV Gun" and gun fitting c1925.
d) Flyer advertising EXHIBITION OF ANCIENT & MODERN FIREARM during July - October 1925 at 39-42 Leicester Square.
e) Flyer "The History of Short Barrelled Guns" by XXV.
f) An original newspaper article by Robert Churchill from THE BAZAAR, EXCHANGE AND MART dated Thursday July 22, 1926.
g) Reprint of Robert Churchill's article on VIRTUES OF THE TWENTY-FIVE taken from HARPERS SPORTS AND GAMES DISTRIBUTOR c1925.
h) Order from Von Lengerke & Detmold for 12 bore CHURCHILL IMPERIAL SIDELOCK XXV No 3711 plus a full size drawing
i) List of 18 shotguns ordered by Abercrombie & Fitch, USA in 1929.
j) Reprint of article by Hugh Pollard in COUNTRY LIFE July 27th, 1929 about Robert Churchill's new Gun Club in Crayford, Kent.
k) Von Lengerke & Detmold guncase label. This firm was acquired by Abercrombie & Fitch in 1928. This dark red, unused, leather guncase label (approx 2 1/2in x 4 1/2in) with the 349 Madison Ave., NY address shows the firm's president as FH Schauffler. NB The age of this guncase label has not been verified.
Estimate £45-50