Harrison & Hussey Double Barrel Rifle
TITLE: Harrison & Hussey Double Barrel Rifle
MAKER: Harrison & Hussey
MADE IN: Slough, England
CALIBER: .450/400 Caliber
DATE: 1920s
DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 26” Length: 43 ¾” Height: 5 ¾”
INSCRIPTION:Serial Number 2072 / Barrel: HARRISON 7 HUSSEY / .450/400 3 INCH CASE. CHARGE 55 GRAINS CORDITE 400 GRS. BULLET / 7 BURY STREET ST. JAMES’S LONDON. Action Area (top): SAFE. Action Area (sides): HARRISON 7 HUSSEY LTD. Barrel Connector: 2018 Stock: 2072
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-006
Matthew Browning (1916–1996) often experimented with his firearms. To use this as a working firearm, Browning developed a load that shot into an inch at 125 yards using modern American powders, which he found much less erosive than the British cordite powder.