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Advertisement for G. E. Lewis, gunmakers, 1895. Creator: Unknown.

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Advertisement for G. E. Lewis, gunmakers, 1895. '"THE GUN OF THE PERIOD." Honours - Sydney ,1879. Melbourne, 1880. Calcutta, 1884. Paris, 1878. Treble Grip. Price from 15 guineas; or with B.-A. Locks, from 10 guineas. THIS Gun, wherever shown, has always taken honours. Why buy from Dealers when you can buy at half the price from the Maker? Any gun sent on approval on receipt of P.O.O.,...Target trial allowed. A choice of 2000 Guns, Rifles, and Revolvers; embracing every novelty in the trade. B.-L. Guns, from 50s. to 50 guineas; B.-L. Revolvers, from 6s. 6d. to 100s. Send six stamps for New lllustrated Catalogue, embracing every Gun, Rifle, and Revolver up to date; also Air-Cane and Implement Sheets. For conversions, new barrels, Pin Fires to Central Fires, Muzzleloaders to Breechloaders, re-stocking, &c., we have a staff of men second to none in the trade. SPECIAL. - We sell Guns, &c., at one profit on first-cost of manufacture; Re-stocking, from 15s.: Pin Fires altered to Central Fires, from 30s.; New Barrels, from £2 to £10; M.-L. altered to C.-F., B.-L., from 60s., with B.-A. Locks; and from 80s. with Bar Locks, Including new hammers, and making up as new; Altering Locks to Rebound, 12s. G. E. LEWIS...Lower Loveday St., BIRMINGHAM'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A07_177

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Droits gérés

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3,6Mo (395,5Ko) / 35,6cm x 43,7cm / 1010 x 1240 (72dpi)

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