Hej West
Her er lidt info:
http://www.firearmsmuseum.org.au/TranterHistory/Dealers/BentleyPlayfair.htm
Her er link til et 1911 katalog om dem:
http://www.cornellpubs.com/old-guns/item_desc.php?item_id=83
n about 1911 the firm formed a joint venture of some kind with Bentley & Playfair (see Hollis, Bentley & Playfair). The Birmingham factory seems to have been at 91-92 Lower Loveday Street at this time, but in about 1915 further factory space was taken at 16-17 Loveday Street.
By 1920, Bentley & Playfair appear to left the firm which traded as "Hollis, Bentley & Playfair (I Hollis & Sons)" from 54 Clerkenwell Road.
From 1931 to 1933 the firm traded as I Hollis & Sons from 54 Clerkenwell Road, and as Hollis, Bentley & Playfair from 84 Goswell Road. From 1933 they traded under both names but only from 84 Goswell Road.
From 1935 the firm traded as Hollis, Bentley & Playfair, the factory at 16-17 Loveday Street closed whilst the factory at 91 and 92 Lower Loveday Street continued to operate.
From 1938 to 1943 they traded only as Hollis, Bentley & Playfair but in 1943 closed their London offices.
The firm appears to have closed in 1955.
Hellis guns were of high quality, a large proportion being made by the better of the Birmingham gunmakers and mostly finished by these firms and proofed at the Birmingham Proof House. G & S Holloway, S Wright & Sons, Harrison Brothers and Bentley & Playfair were names associated with Hellis. These gunmakers supplied guns to the trade and also retailed guns under their own names. Holloway would identify their work by putting their own serial number prefixed by the letter “H” on the short rib between loop and lump. All the outworkers were co-ordinated for Hellis in Birmingham by Ralph Crump from a small workshop in Price Street, the heart of the gunmaking quarter, which survived the development of the Birmingham Ring Road in the 1960’s. Ralph Crump also co-ordinated the outworkers for London gunmaker Cogswell & Harrison from the same premises.
Til sidst skulle denne bog kunne give noget mere info:
http://www.terrywieland.com/Terry-Wieland-books/Vintage-British-Shotguns.htm
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