Friends,

We have many a learned poster here on AR. And we
have many who desire to know more and admit to
knowing "not so much". I am one of those! I believe
we all want to know what is correct and express that.
In that vein I respectfully wish to make a point. Please
look at this photo:

W.J. Jeffery Double

You clearly see the spelling of the principal's name,
W.J. Jeffery. If you have one from this company,
in short you have a JEFFERY rifle, not a Jefferys, nor
any other variation. You might say, " I selected a
rifle from Jeffery's company.". But come selling time,
it's wrong to title your add Jefferys 450/400, just
as you would not type Winchesters pre '64 30-06.
You WOULD type Winchester pre '64 30-06. I am not
trying to give an English lesson, I am stressing that
the principal's name, JEFFERY ends in Y not S. I apol-
ogize if this comes across in a way that sounds arro-
gant to any degree. I never see this error being made
with the SEARCY name, but with the JEFFERY name
it's common in deed.

Best regards to all,

I bet a lose screw on a Jefferys would cause you to loose your mind.

DR Hunter,

I owe you a cold one! Couldn't have said it better myself!

It's been a long winter for all of us.
What if you have a "Colt's" revolver? That is how Col Colt stamped all of the revolvers produced there and his name was not Colt's.. So, of course, you could have a Jeffery's rifle. Add the apostrophe and you are good.
Far more egregious sins are committed here than that.

I imagine those that are in a position to actually afford a Jeffery are probably successful and intelligent enough to know how to spell the name, but I may be wrong.

So, if I had more than one, would I have several Jeffrey, several Jefferys, several Jeffries, several Jeffreys', or several Jeffries' ?

If I held a Winchester, one of the Winchester rifles, i.e. Winchester's, and it belonged to a man named Jeffrey, wouldn't I have Jeffrey's rifle?

And if Jeffrey owned a few Jeffrey rifles wouldn't those be Jeffery's Jefferys?

Maybe they should all be referred to as Jeffri.

For us uneducated chaps, this thread is a bit confusing.
Cal

So they are not Hollands and Hollands either? Or is it with an ampersand? And is it Westley Richard? This is all very disconcerting.

True story; a couple of years ago I built a 404 Jeffery. Right before engraving the name on, I decided to double check the spelling. I grabbed a box of Hornady brass which was plainly marked "404 JEFFREY" and I proceeded to engrave that on the rifle. Son of a bitch; I realized right after I was done that Hornady was wrong. Oh well.

It has already been a long Winters here in New Mexico???

Larry Sellers

quote:

Originally posted by Mike70560:
I bet a lose screw on a Jefferys would cause you to loose your mind.

Not as much as on a SEARCYS!!!

*Again chaps, not intended as an English lesson.
Does a man type "I just bought a BUTCH SEARCYS
rifle."? No. He types, "I just bought a BUTCH SEARCY
rifle." The principal's name ends in Y not S, just
like JEFFERY. { Or, just like JEFFERY ' S does!!!!! }

I still have a box of Hornady brass with the "404 Jeffrey"

It is hunting season somewhere...get outside, un-numb your mind!