Fred Williams ~ Side-by-Side ~ 12 Gauge

For your consideration, the Fred Williams side-by-side shotgun chambered in 12 gauge. Frederick Williams was an English gun maker from 1884 to 1950, the receiver is marked FredK Williams which was an abbreviation for Frederick. The barrels are marked Midland Gun Co, which also was a gun maker at that time in England. The barrels were likely made sometime after 1928 to 1939 when most sporting gun manufacturing ceased due to the onset of World War II. It is hard to say if the barrels were original to the gun, at that time many gun makers in England did produce models under his name.