HAVILAND AND GUNN (G.P. GUNN COMPANY)

The authors and publisher wish to thank Mr. John Groenewold for the following information in this section of the Blue Book of Airguns.
Previous airgun designers and manufacturers located in Ilion, NY circa 1871-1882. Then the company was purchased by H.M. Quackenbush. (See also Gem and Quackenbush sections).

HAVILAND AND GUNN (G.P. GUNN COMPANY) Airguns Models

1872 MODEL Image

1872 MODEL

.177 cal., SP, SS, breech loading, mainspring within grip, cocked by inserting breech block hook into hole of piston rod projecting from base of the grip, cast iron body with smooth surface or cast checkered grip, stamped metal trigger blad...

STRAIGHT LINE MODEL Image

STRAIGHT LINE MODEL

.22 cal., BBC, SP, SS, receiver/spring chamber in straight line with barrel, metal stock wrist does not contain mainspring, receiver nickel plated, barrel brown finish.

NEW MODEL Image

NEW MODEL

combination air rifle/.22 rimfire gun, "patch box" of various shapes in buttplate holds firing pin or breech seal when other is in use, spring chamber angled down from barrel to form wrist of stock above trigger.

NEW IMPROVED 1880 MODEL Image

NEW IMPROVED 1880 MODEL

.22 cal., combination air rifle/rimfire rifled gun (rare version: smoothbore air rifle only), predecessor to the Quackenbush Model 5, spring chamber angled down from barrel to form wrist of stock above trigger, "patch box" for fir...

IMPROVED JUNIOR MODEL Image

IMPROVED JUNIOR MODEL

.22 cal., BBC, SP, SS, spring chamber angled down from barrel to form wrist of stock above trigger, rifled or smoothbore barrel. Minor differences in barrel lengths and patch box locations, airgun action only so "patch box" served...

PARLOR MODEL Image

PARLOR MODEL

.22 cal., piston cocked by pulling plunger ring within metal frame skeleton stock, 17.8 in. smoothbore barrel, heavy cast iron receiver, black and gilt (black enamel and bright nickel) finish, other colors are known but have no factory docu...