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Tim Wilkes 43
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by Tim Wilkes 43 » Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:01 pm
Mmmmm. Don't like the look of that at all!
That appears to have been badly scribed in after the event. Why? Who knows, but it looks wrong to me.
Tim
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Rick Riddell 230
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by Rick Riddell 230 » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:01 pm
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)?
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John 39
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by John 39 » Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:52 am
The serial number dates this gun to 1888-1889, and the proof marks are clearly Birmingham. There were substantial imports of Liege guns at around this time but I don't think this is one of them. I can read Woodcock Hill but the next word looks like Bendon. What do you think? This had been stamped in very poorly with a punch and a hammer, no doubt by the first purchaser or a subsequent buyer, possibly when drunk. It may be his address rather than his name which is strange. Is there a silver or gold oval with any inscription?