Film Zulu Quote:Lieutenant John Chard: The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day. Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Looks bad in the newspapers and upsets civilians at their breakfast..
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Posts : 553 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough
Subject: THE SWINBURN HENRY Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:31 am
Santa arrives early with the latest aqquisition, if Carlsberg made Swinburns it would probably be this, [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Cost a mint but this is the best I have ever seen so I had to have it, exactly correct for the AZW and completely un-altered, [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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90th
Posts : 10468 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: swinburn henry Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:44 am
hi Neil. Wish santa would put one in my stocking . A fantastic example , and no matter what you paid for it , Its worth every penny . cheers 90th.
John
Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 59 Location : UK
Subject: Re: THE SWINBURN HENRY Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:54 pm
Neil. What date would that have been made.
1879graves
Posts : 3203 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: THE SWINBURN HENRY Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:04 pm
Hi Neil
Very nice I wish Stana was that kind to me, but sadly no :lol!:
Neil Aspinshaw
Posts : 553 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough
Subject: Re: THE SWINBURN HENRY Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:19 pm
John I would guess circa 1875-76 but i will find out by the serial numbers. These were made by the Abingdon Gun works of Birmingham, who later went on to produce Motor cycles, only ceasing business 10 years or so ago, called Abingdon King Dick, making tools and spanners. In the 1870's- they were listed as gun makers and Vice (for tool benches) manufacturers.
This example was made for V R Blakemore. chambering the .450/577 Martini round.
They also made Swinburn Rifles, In Zulu, when Hitch proclaims, how can I shoot them If I can't see them! he has a Swinburn rifle, he cocks it with the long thumblever.