The Gallyon Cambridge
AN EXCEPTIONAL GAME GUN WITH A CENTURIES-OLD CONNECTION TO CAMBRIDGE
In 1784, William Gallyon founded his gunmaking business in Slaughterhouse Lane, Cambridge.
The Gallyon Cambridge pays homage to that history.
The Cambridge
Plain Action
An exceptional modern British game gun, imbued with understated elegance.
The Cambridge
Gold
An enhanced Cambridge, featuring gold-inlay engraving, deluxe walnut, gold oval, and full-length trigger guard with titanium grip cap.
The Cambridge
Engraved
An elegant British game gun, with engraved action, upgraded stock, and a silver oval.
Key features of the Gallyon Cambridge:
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Scroll back, trigger-plate action, made from pre-hardened tool steel.
Top lever with high double ‘D-bolt’ and hold open.
Low overall profile.
Smooth bottom plate for comfort in the field.
Wide gape to ensure ease of loading / unloading, especially the bottom barrel.
Optimised extractor / ejector geometry and timing.
Unique Gallyon ‘G’ spring that damps the ejectors at the extremity of their travel.
Available now to order in 12-, 20- and 16- bore.
Weights (approximate) between 7½lb and 7¾lb for the 12-bore depending on barrel length and options, including stock length and walnut chosen
Balance point is by the knuckle pin for optimum liveliness.
Replaceable knuckle pins, draws and bolt giving longevity to the gun.
Proved to 1,320 bar [High Performance Steel] indicated by the Fleur de Lys. Proved in London.
12-bore finished to 18.60mm diameter.
Action exterior and critical lock parts molecularly bonded with ceramic coatings one-third the hardness of diamond, using the patent approved [United Kingdom Patent No. 2597794] Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition process (EB-PVD).
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The Cambridge Plain Action and Cambridge Engraved come with a three-quarter length trigger guard, whereas the Cambridge Gold has a full-length trigger guard with titanium grip cap.
Single non-selective trigger with mechanical change-over that can be configured to fire either the top or bottom barrel first, according to the customer’s preference.
Trigger pulls are positive and precise, with pulls of 3¼lb.
The lockwork utilises coil springs for reliability and consistency of trigger pull.
Lockwork components are PVD performance coated to protect against corrosion and to reduce the ‘lock time’, which is the period between the trigger being pulled and the firing-pin hitting the cartridge cap.
Safety mechanism can be configured as either automatic or manual, according to the customer’s preference.
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Choice of either 29-, 30- or 32 inch barrels that are precision machined using a multi-axis CNC turning centre from solid billets of chromium molybdenum steel.
Barrels are assembled using a unique patented [United Kingdom Patent No. 2596583] Gallyon ‘Inter-Rib System’, a technologically advanced innovative system that provides an accurate, repeatable, rigid barrel assembly with precision convergence of barrel tubes.
Accurately defined barrel tube profile that provides unparalleled accuracy, straightness, concentricity between the Outside Diameter and that of the Inside Diameter, which provides a consistent wall thickness for exceptional performance, handling characteristics and aesthetic.
Solid, tapered, game-style top rib with optically matted top surface that gives a strong sightline.
Front bead sight in either stainless steel [silver] or aluminium bronze [soft gold].
76mm (3 inch) chambers with long forcing cones, London proved for High Performance Steel shot.
Forcing cones designed for optimum patterning of lead, steel and other shotgun shot materials.
Each gun is supplied with four stainless steel, flush-fit, Gallyon designed, interchangeable chokes, with a range of constrictions to choose from.
Performance coatings are available as an optional extra. Titanium chokes are available as an optional extra, with or without performance coatings.
Traditional English barrel blacking.
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The Cambridge Plain Action comes with Select walnut as standard, whereas the Cambridge Gold and the Cambridge Engraved have deluxe walnut as standard. Upgrade options are available on all models.
Directly sourced select grade Turkish walnut of the customer’s choice with a best oil finish.
Other grades of wood are available at additional cost.
Semi-pistol grip with English-style diamond chequering, hand cut by craftsmen, to provide a positive grip on the stock and fore-end.
The Cambridge has a one-piece stock with a chequered butt and engraved screw for access to the stock bolt.
Trigger guard is a three-quarter length strap style.
Full-length trigger guard and titanium grip cap available as an option.
English-style fore-end.
Alternative stock styles and fore-end designs are available as a special order.
NB: Gallyon has a walnut tree re-planting programme in the UK and in Turkey.
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The Cambridge is available with three engraving options:
— The Cambridge Plain Action has been designed with understated elegance, carrying only the simplest of engraving with ‘GALLYON’ set in gold against the Physical Vapour Deposition [PVD] performance coating on the side of the action.
– The Cambridge Gold includes an engraved gold oval and gold inlay for the action engraving.
— The Cambridge Engraved takes its inspiration from Dr. Christopher Dresser [1834-1904], a British designer who was one of the most pivotal figures of the ‘Aesthetic Movement’ and the modern style of ‘Art Nouveau’, both of which styles evolved from the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Bespoke engraving is available as a special order.
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To give maximum performance in the field, each gun is fitted to the customer by Gallyon approved specialists.
