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; ipe, made by Manton, as giving a splendid 
ittern, or the Colone'l could not have made 
! ch shooting with them. Joe Manton must have 
lown a few secrets in barrel-boring, probably 
ared with Charles Lancaster his barrel-borer, 
is barrel-boring was as good as his stocking, 
ind in both there can be no question that Joe 
anton can be credited with the improvements 
the old eighteenth century shotguns made 
anifest in his celebrated shotguns, which revo- 
tionized the eighteenth century gun trade, and 
we it the lead in the world’s gunmaking, 
lich it has ever since retained. 
Joe Manton died in 1835 at the age of sixty- 
ne, but long before he died he was surrounded 
gunmakers who were following in his foot- 
;ps and sharing the credit of improved gun- 
iking with him. They were taking the shot- 
11 through the successive improvements that 
ded in the breechloader of to-day. Among 
em were Purdey, Moore, Forsyth, Smith, 
uicaster, Egg, Nock, and Lang. The name of 
seph Lang will always be remembered by 
ortsmen as the foster-parent of the modern 
eechloader, a French invention which Lang 
ought into favor in spite of much opposition, 
mg,, like Manton. liked shooting over dogs, 
d his knowledge of shooting undoubtedly 
Iped his recommendation of the breechloader 
his clients, along with the breed of lemon 
d white pointers, on which he was an au- 
irity. Though the making of guns was his 
siness, the lemon and white pointer was his 
bby, which he rode when out of business, 
i his early history not much is known, but 
>m an old advertisement in “The Times” of 
15, which we came across lately, it can be 
•n that he must have begun business for him- 
f in gunmaking in a very modest way. The 
f ertisement is as follows: 
From Wilson’s old 'established Gun and 
tol Warehouse, Vigo Lane (retired from 
finess).—J. Lang begs to inform the Nobility, 
ntry and his Sporting Friends that he has 
ened an establishment for the Sale of War¬ 
ned Town made Guns by Manton, Purdey, 
rsyth, Smith, Moore, Nock, and all the Lon- 
n makers, at about half their original cost, 
1 to be exchanged within twelve months if 
t approved. An excellent assortment of 
elling, holster and pocket pistols; a great 
iety of apparatus of every description; 
.vder, shot, copper caps, etc. An assortment 
plate and superior Sheffield plated goods on 
1 very lowest terms for ready money. 7, Hay- 
t rket, adjoining the Little Theatre.” 
his modest advertisement inserted by Mr. 
;eph Lang eighty-three -ears ago was evi- 
ltly the beginning of the large gunmaking 
i 'iness carried on by Messrs. Joseph Lang and 
.1 (Limited) to-day at 102 New Bond street, 
It may be said to represent the conditions 
gunmakmg early in the nineteenth century 
en it was the custom of the trade to com- 
e dealings in silver and plated goods, with 
is, rifles and other accessories, such as 
vder flasks, shot belts, and copper caps. It 
j-noteworthy that after the Mantons at that 
! e came Purdey, evidently even at that re- 
, te date, a name to conjure with in a gun- 
I <er’s advertisement. After Purdey apparently 
. ie Forsyth, the clergyman gunmaker from 
1 'Hand, who was the inventor of percussion; 
| ore > the founder of the present firm of 
ore and Grey, and Nock, whose business 
! t on was bought with Manton’s by Mr. 
pi jam Robert Wallis, of Calcutta, where it 
.till carried on.—County Gentleman. 
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