HOLYOAKE-LOWNES
Holyoake-Lownes of Memphis, Tennessee was an importer of English made derringer type guns with his name surcharged on the barrel. I have heard of one gun only with this marking and it of course has English proof marks but has positive features of a genuine Henry Deringer gun.
A description of the only known gun is as follows: The round barrel with the rib on top is rifled and is caliber .490. Barrel length is 3⅝” and the overall length is 7¾”. Two silver bands at breech. Oval silver wedge escutcheons. Monogram plate in the shape of a rectangle with clipped corners. German silver fore end cap is made for loading rod. Eight cornered daisy design German silver butt cap.
This company advertised guns for sale in the “Memphis Daily Appeal” of Wednesday, May 4, 1853.
The top flat of the barrel is marked in one line with one die stamp “Holyoake-Lownes & Co. Memphis.”