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The gun was made in 1888 from Charles Osborne and supplied to James Lang in the white. Which brings up another query, have you ever seen an Osborne with drop edges?

Is there any place to find examples of either of these two makers? Were they marked or any telltale signs?

It’s in transport right now, Woodcock Hill is part of the new Thomas Bland & sons shop out of Benton Pennsylvania, as to why they used an auto hand stencil is beyond me, glad it’s on the short rib and not on the top! I’ll probably get that cleaned up. So I have found more info on this piece, made in...

Black powder or nitro?

Thanks guys for entertaining my questions, I’m learning as fast as I can! Unfortunately it seems more people are interested in Berettas and Benelli’s I would hate to see this history lost!

The woodcock hill (Thomasbland.net)would be the importer, why they did it that was is beyond me! What else troubles you about the proofs? I’m curious about the Belgian proofs would the tubes have been outsourced? Possible donor tubes ( where are the rest of the proof marks, if it was a donor)?

It's on a James Lang sidelock. Not sure exactly what is going on here?

this is from another Lincoln Jeffries

UK, Birmingham poofs, (photos above)the first pic was found on a Lincoln Jeffries and the second pic is unmarked, but shares the same style build. (Photos below) These two are very similar I haven’t seen the barrels on the Wilkes to see if it had the same mark. https://i.ibb.co/VM9tXwv/4-CFA2-C19-85...

Just out of curiosity is anyone familiar with this barrel marking? I have seen it on a few guns. It's two circles and a dot in the middle.