Happy 2013! As you nurse your hangover and make plans for 2013, here’s a nice shotgun to check out.
Thomas Wild was one of the old-guard Birmingham gunmakers. Founded in 1857, they made offered a wide range of firearms up until about 1937. One of their last catalogs featured best-quality sidelock ejectors for £60, entry level A&D boxlocks for £9, and hammerguns at £7. The hammergun you see here may have been one of the £7 models.
Even though it was a low-grade gun in its day, it was still very well made. And it is still in excellent condition today – something you rarely see in lower grade guns. With fluid steel barrels and a nice long stock and a price of $2750, it would make a great shotgun for anyone who wants the pluses of a hammergun without the minuses (tired old barrels, wood that has been refinished to death, etc).
Now I have to got take some more aspirin!
Hi I have just purchased a Thomas Wild 12 bore S/S hammer gun like the one posted her. don’t know what $2750 is in Sterling but I bought from a private seller for £350. has original papers from new. I am the only 3rd person to own this gun, took it out on Clays last Saturday worked it’s magic had a 45×50. My shooting partners all had a go shooting well with it, all said the same thing “What a good gun.”
“You stole it at this price” Sorry not for sale joining my collection
Good shooting
David
Sounds nice a nice gun – and a great deal. Congratulations.
Thanks for the comment.
Gregg
hi gregg im a gun dealer in uk { south of england ] I HAVE A MATCH PAIR OF T.WILD AND SON BAR IN WOOD 12 B HAMMER GUNS IN DOUBLE CASE AND AM DESPERATE FOR A CASE LABEL HAVE EVER SEEN ONE ? AS I CANT EVEN FIND A PIC OF ONE ON THE WWW ! CAN U HELP ?
Hi Jeffrey-
Sorry for my tardy response. My system has been messed up. Let me look through my folder of labels and see if I have anything.
BTW: Watch Ebay. All kinds of cases & labels turn up there.
Thank for your comment.
Gregg