Product Details
W.J. JEFFERY & CO. LTD.
A PAIR OF 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 25563 / 4,
for 1921, 30in. nitro barrels, the ribs engraved 'W.J. JEFFERY & CO. LTD. 26 BURY STREET. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON. S.W.', engraved '1' and '2' at the breech ends and with flashes of scrollwork, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke (No.1) and 1/4 and 3/4 choke (No.2), treble-grip actions, removable striker discs, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, border and scroll engraving surrounding banners engraved with the makers name, retaining traces of original colour-hardening with some renewed finish, 15in. stocks including 1/2in. leather-covered recoil pads, weight 6lb. 13oz. (both), in their makers brass-cornered oak and leather double guncase, the lid exterior marked 'A.L.B. ANDERSON. 37TH LANCERS. BALUCH. HORSE.' and with later plaque engraved 'HEINZ W. SCHIMANKO' in gothic script
Provenance: The vendor has kindly put together a brief history on the pair of guns, as well as Capt. A.L.B. Anderson, for whom the guns were made. A transcript follows:
"Information about the guns was obtained from:
Charles Williams
W.J.Jeffery & Co. Ltd.
1426 Rembrandt Road,
Boulder,
CO 80302, USA
who now owns the remaining records of guns made by W.J.Jeffery; many records were destroyed in World War II.
12 Bore Top Lever
Anson and Deeley, Hammerless, Ejector
30" Steel Barrels, Screw grip, left choke,
hollow rib,
Anson forepart, straight grip, scroll engraving
Weight 6lbs 12ozs.
Date of manufacture 14th January, 1921
Cost of manufacture £24-7-6 (British pounds sterling
A.L.B.Anderson
Arthur Louis Brunker Anderson (16 Oct 1889 - 10 Dec 1984) was from an Irish family from County Kilkenny, although he was born in the West Indies. He was formally educated at Woodtown House and Rossall School and served in the North Tipperary Militia, then later in the 18th Royal Irish Regiment. From 1910, he was a subaltern in India with the 1st Bn. Connaught Rangers. In April 1915 his Battalion moved into the Ypres Salient where it attacked the Langemarck road whilst enduring a chlorine gas attack.
In 1916 the battalion joined the 7th Indian Brigade of the 3rd Indian Division in Mesopotamia, trying to relieve the siege of Kut. He was badly wounded at Beit Aieesa and was sent to India to recover.
In India
After the war Arthur stayed in India with the 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse). In 1922, the 17th Cavalry and 37th Lancers were disbanded at Lucknow to form the 15th Lancers. He was the Viceroy's Bodyguard Adjutant and was part of the entourage on the Duke of Connaught's visit to India in 1921.
In England
After this the Captain spent several years travelling around India with his wife and children, while still serving in the British army. In his later years Arthur moved to the United Kingdom and lived to be 95 years old.
His personal papers consisting of a memoir of his First World War experiences and a photograph album is stored at the Imperial War Museum.
(IWM Catalogue number: Documents, 10876)"
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act