Is there any Bonehill Britannia reading to be had?

[Phil B]

Bizarre, the content has now arrived!!

Many thanks Matt

[Garvin]

I have say, the generous help supplied (plus Phil's enthusiastic gratitude) on this thread and privately shows collectables in its best possible light.

[Garvin]

The Ian Alcock New Zealand Airgun article Matt mentioned is now here:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....cle/#post-8408

[Phil B]

Outstanding! Thank you @Garvin

[45flint]

The Ian Alcock New Zealand Airgun article Matt mentioned is now here:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....cle/#post-8408

Great article

[ptdunk]

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Interesting recoiless air rifle patent

No record as far as I know for the 1905 C.G Bonehill patent for the rear sight

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[Phil B]

Superb info Matt. Thanks for sharing!

[Garvin]

Brilliant, thanks Matt.

[ptdunk]

No problem.
I think the 1905 review is particularly interesting.

Cheers,
Matt

[st11]

Those are beautiful airguns, what a shame nothing like that is made now. What sort of power did they put out back in the day?

[Robert j]

Those are beautiful airguns, what a shame nothing like that is made now. What sort of power did they put out back in the day?

I did build one...

[T 20]

Interesting recoiless air rifle patent

No record as far as I know for the 1905 C.G Bonehill patent for the rear sight

There was another article besides these in Guns Review which showed the three different types of rearsight used on the Britannia --- I have the magazine somewhere.



All the best Mick

[Phil B]

I did build one...

Tell me where to pay you for that please!

[ptdunk]

There was another article besides these in Guns Review which showed the three different types of rearsight used on the Britannia --- I have the magazine somewhere.



All the best Mick

If you ever come across it again it would be great to see.

I also have a ‘Anglo Sureshot’ marked one that had the flip up two leaf type, strangely a very close sn. to the C.G Bonehill marked one with the Micrometer see-Saw rearsight pictured above.

So they seem to run concurrently.
I wondered if C.G Bonehill only supplied the R RAMSBOTTOM sureshot marked rifles with the simpler two leaf rearsight and only fitted the Bonehill Patented see saw sight on their own ‘ C.G Bonehill Britannia’ rifles but I’ve seen both types with the see saw sight.

maybe the third one was what 45 flint had on his recently acquired Britannia.

Cheers,
Matt

[Josie & John]

If you ever come across it again it would be great to see.

I also have a ‘Anglo Sureshot’ marked one that had the flip up two leaf type, strangely a very close sn. to the C.G Bonehill marked one with the Micrometer see-Saw rearsight pictured above.

So they seem to run concurrently.
I wondered if C.G Bonehill only supplied the R RAMSBOTTOM sureshot marked rifles with the simpler two leaf rearsight and only fitted the Bonehill Patented see saw sight on their own ‘ C.G Bonehill Britannia’ rifles but I’ve seen both types with the see saw sight.

maybe the third one was what 45 flint had on his recently acquired Britannia.

Cheers,
Matt

Hi Matt,

The Anglo Sure Shot was made concurrently with the Cox marked Britannia - Ramsbottom being a large dealer that had the buying power to have the rifles made for him marked with his name. Other than the markings, the Anglo Sure Shot was identical to the standard Britannia.

As for sights, a laterally drift adjustable fixed elevation rearsight was first, then the two leaves, then the spring leaf and finally the seesaw sight.

I've written a draft on the Britannia, which I'd like to self publish at some point but bearing in mind the BSA book required quite a few £ thousand to publish, I'm not sure there is the same level of demand for the Britannia and I don't want to compromise on quality.

Kind regards,

John