What year was my clabrough and amp johnstone shotgun made 3956?

Answer 1

In l893 Clabrough sold his company to an employee named Douglas Johnstone and retired to San Francisco. Johnstone added another line of guns, under the name Clabrough & Johnstone, and he carried on the business until World War I. Like many English gunmaking firms, C&J was forced to amalgamate with other firms. In l9l4, they joined forces with Hollis, Bentley & Playfair, which were all under the management of John O. Redgrave, a lifelong Clabrough employee who became the proprietor in l9l8. As the firm is long since gone, can only give 1893-1914 as dates. These were quality firearms and there IS a collector interest in them. Several WERE Damascus steel barreled, and should be examined by a qualified gunsmith before shooting ANYTHING in them.