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Researching Local Gun Makers |
| Some members have broadened their knowledge of Muzzle Loading by researching
the history of gun makers and traders in the North East of England.
This covers the gun makers who worked in most major towns in the region
and includes.
The major gun makers in the area in Victorian and Edwardian periods included the following famous names : |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Gardiner, Johnson and Pape |
| Durham City | Teasdale |
| Darlington | Frank and David Brebner, Smythe |
| Barnard Castle | Dunham, Rowntree, Dalkin and Hesketh |
| Bedale | Askey |
| Richmond | Gill, Bates and Spencer |
| Hexham | Collings, Dixon and Thompson |
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