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A Branthwaites (Gunsmiths) was established in 1968
The Driving force behind the business is Arthur Branthwaite
Having always been interested in guns and shooting sports he was first introduced to shooting by his grandfather.
Mr. R.E. Brantwaite was a keen country sportsman and is pictured below (with the cigar) in an extract from the Bystander magazine in 1923 attending the Midland Counties Spaniel Field Trials.
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published in the Manchester Evening
News on July 23 1971
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Below is an extract from Cheshire Life  |
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Two shops side by side
Arthur ran the off-licence and the gunsmiths together untill 1970 when he closed the off-licence to concentrate on the gun shop.
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Arthur on a visit to the Browning factory in Liege Belgium |
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The shop in 2009 when Arthur’s son Andy joined him in the business |
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