I have a manton double barrel SxS shotgun and I am needing information on it. manton is engraved in the side and is in larger print than I have previously seen. London is engraved on top of the rib. I took the barrels off and it has british proofmarks with either an SM or WS stamp. I have searched all through the internet and cant find any info on it. any help is greatly appreciated!
Manton shotgun
- Thread starter rmbelk
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5 seconds on the net got me 10 results on the Joseph Manton firearms.
Here's but one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Manton
Here's but one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Manton
Jim Watson
New member
Is it really truly marked "manton"?
Not Joseph Manton or John Manton or J Manton or John Manton and Son or J Manton and Co or even Manton?
And just "London" with no street number?
Got pictures?
Not Joseph Manton or John Manton or J Manton or John Manton and Son or J Manton and Co or even Manton?
And just "London" with no street number?
Got pictures?
Jim Watson
New member
I have been Googling around for you and conclude that it may be an entry level gun made by John Manton's heirs. They were marked Manton or J Manton & Co.
Made sometime between John's death in 1835 and 1876.
The high grade guns were branded John Manton and Son.
(A gun marked simply J Manton is likely a knockoff, capitalizing on the names of the brothers John and Joseph Manton.)
Made sometime between John's death in 1835 and 1876.
The high grade guns were branded John Manton and Son.
(A gun marked simply J Manton is likely a knockoff, capitalizing on the names of the brothers John and Joseph Manton.)