Light Pattern

[mowerman]

Can anyone help?
I recently acquired a BSA Light pattern c.1921 and inscribed along the top of the barrel is the following:
Stratton-Instone Ltd., 27 Pall Mall, London, SW.
Does anyone know anything about this company or where I might be able to look them up? Just curious really. Thanks, Paul.

[tjg]

Hi paul,
This is the daimler dealership in Pall mall,that displayed the full BSA Range,it is refered to in J knibbs book p54,but I would doubt every gun sold from there would be stamped with thier address(probably Wrong)...Lakey may know...
hope this helps
TIM

[Lakey]

Mowerman,

I have heard of BSA guns having their barrels engraved. I remember seeing a photo of a fine BSA underlever engraved with "Army and Navy Ltd" on the Barrel.
I would think you only got your gun engraved if you bought a Daimler at the same time Maybe they even did it free if you bought two Daimlers???



I personally feel that any engraving or stock marking adds tremendously to the interest of the gun. I have an good Improved model D standard length .177, with a side button cocking lever - marked ' W. Chalkley, Winchester' on the end of the pistol grip.

William Chalkley was a gunmaker and taxidermist (my own part time profession! ) who had a gun shop and Iron mongers shop in the square in Winchester from about 1890 to around the late 1950's.

It is a beautiful gun anyway, but I bought it purely for the inscription on the stock. so I would think for that reason, the inscription on the barrel of your gun should add something to the price in my opinion.

All the Best

Lakey

[mowerman]

Thankyou gents, as always a veritable mine of information!
I'll post some pics of the engraving when I've finished restoring it.
Thanks again, Paul.