1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VIII.: Tipping and Lawden
247. TIPPING and LAWDEN, Birmingham—Manufacturers.
Specimens of iron and steel in various stages of preparation, to show the manufacture of gun barrels:- Horse-nail stubs. Scrap steel. A mixture in a partially welded state.
Specimens, showing a twisted stub-barrel in the various stages of manufacture, from the first process. The stubs and scrap-steel are first welded into a rod, which is afterwards rolled out into a flat bar; it is then coiled round a mandril, and welded into a barrel; it is afterwards ground and filed, and finally brought to a finished state.
Lengths, showing the various stages of manufacture of Damascus and laminated steel barrels.
Double gun, the barrels made of twisted stubs.
Several guns, of varied construction, and one entirely in pieces, to show all the parts of a gun separately, especially the internal work of the stock.
Double and single rifle guns.
Single and double guns; varieties both of fowling- pieces and military guns.
Air-gun; barrel of best twisted stubs, with improved roller breech, the butt made of twisted stubs.
Air-cane, twisted stubs, with improved roller action, pump, etc., complete.
Small walking-stick air-cane, with rifled barrel, of improved construction. Air-cane lock.
Six-barrelled revolving pistols, ivory stock, silver inlaid; walnut stock, silver inlaid; and chequered stock.
Various pistols.