attention of gentlemen and sportsmen to his superior stock of DOUBLE and SINGLE BARRELL GUNS, RIFLES and PISTOLS, which he is now manufacturing, suited for every description of shooting; and, from his many years experience as workman and practical foreman in a first class London House, he is able to produce an article in every respect equal in any respect to any of the London makers, giving all that solidity of work, beauty of shape and finish, combined with strength and regularity of shooting, which makes a gun so deadly in the field. Gentlemen honouring J. P. with an order may have the advantage of viewing it in every stage of its manufacture, also testing its shooting qualities before delivery. BREECH LOADING GUNS. J. P. is now altering the old muzzle loading double and single barrel guns to breech loaders, giving additional strength to the barrels. Those that would not stand proof before will stand well after alteration. A select assortment of Cutlery and Fishing Tackle, Archery, Cricketing Goods, and every article requisite for sportsmen, all of which will be offered at lowest possible remunerating prices.’ In 1868 Gallyon & Sons leased premises at 66 Bridge Street in Cambridge, and eventually purchased the property in 1888 from St John's College, Cambridge. In 1955, Gallyon & Sons of King's Lynn was granted a Royal Warrant of appointment to Queen Elizabeth II, having previously held those for kings Edward VII, George V and George VI. On 1 April 1951, Gallyon & Sons purchased the business of Charles Francis, gunmaker of Peterborough. Charles Francis established his gun making business in long causeway, Peterborough, during the early 1800s. The business traded as Charles Francis & Son from 1951 until 1 March 1964, when the company was incorporated and became Gallyon & Sons (Peterborough) Ltd. In 1964, Gallyon & Sons acquired another British gunmaker, C.S. Rosson, from its founder, Charles Stanley Rosson.In 1906 Charles Stanley Rosson came to Norwich from Derby, where he, his father and older brother had worked as gunmakers. Charles purchased an old established gunmaking business from Cartwright & Wilson, and quickly built up a reputation for very high-quality guns, that were valued and exported worldwide. Situated originally on the corner of ‘Rampant Horse Street’, a location which was unfortunately bombed and destroyed during the Second World War, with the loss of the historical C S Rosson gun ledgers. Gallyon temporarily took