William Coutts, 11 Gerrard Street, Soho, London
16 bore Back action hammergun
no. 1353
Year of manufacture: 1885-1894

The action is of traditional design and features: Considerable amounts of original colour-hardening;
Double triggers; Interchangeable chokes; Stanton back action locks;
Rebounding hammers; Jones Rotary Underlever opening;
'Anson' forend catch.
Gun weight 6lb 8oz Engraving style Bold foliate scroll.
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 4lbs Rear trigger 4lbs
The Damascus barrels are 30" in length, chambered for 2 3/4" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed 'dovetail' lump construction with soft soldered ribs. Top rib is of the smooth, concave, game type.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2008.
The Straight Hand Stock and Splinter Forend are crafted from well figured walnut and are most probably the original wood. The stock is cast off for a right-handed shot and is finished with a horn butt plate.
The 21 (approx) lines per inch chequering has been cut to a normal sidelock design. The stock is finished with a traditional linseed oil based preparation as used on best guns by one of the top English makers. This finish uses no grain fillers to achieve its deep, smooth lustre just multiple coats of hand rubbed oil.