Description

14 7/8 pull to the front trigger
Sadly sleeved but to a Very high standard
Mint bores!
2 1/2 inch (65mm) chambers
Stunning looking gun
Stacks of History!!
Tight as the day it was New
The following information is with complements from The Internet Gun Club
In 1866 George was reportedly joined in the business by Charles Henry Maleham. George died in 1868.

At some date, Thomas Mirfin (b.1841 in Todwick, Yorkshire) was employed by George Maleham. It is known that he became foreman in the firm, probably in the late 1860s, and it may well be that George's widow, Elizabeth, and Thomas Mirfin, continued the business until 1873, when Charles took over and the name of the firm changed to Charles H Maleham. At some time Charles reportedly opened an additional shop at 13 Rubens Street to sell second quality guns.

There appears to be no record of Charles in the 1871 census.

On 14 March 1873 Maleham and Mirfin patented a top lever cocking action, and cocking and retracting strikers (No. 940). The extremely long top lever, which moved either left or right, operated a Purdey bolt and a slide rather like the Westley Richards top lever. The forward ends of the slide had had two lateral projections which connected to recesses in the large firing pins which were drawn back and cocked the locks. A gun has been seen with this patent. It was fitted with spring assisted gold plated dummy firing pins set in the carved fences which acted as load indicators and were hidden if there was no cartridge in the breech. The top rib of this gun was engraved "Maleham & Mirfin, Inventors & Patentees, 5 West Bar, Sheffield." so it may be that Thomas Mirfin became a partner and that the firm temporarily changed its name to Maleham & Mirfin.

In 1877 Arthur Turner (b.1863 in Sheffield) joined the firm as an apprentice.