SKB, I was not making a statement about the condition of the gun, only that the photographer may have not clicked the lever into place. Your post seems to say that a lever not in place says something about a gun having been rejoined. It does not.
You are missing my whole point Murphy.....if you look at all the issues with the gun it is very likely the reason the lever is not clicked in place is that the gun has been messed with.
I'm not sure how many guns you have bought from the Brits but I have bought several hundred. You learn to look for certain signs....this one has them all. I have seen actions squeezed in vises, every imaginable part welded, brazed, soft soldered and peened. I have seen this very issue, many times. If you stop short of fitting the barrels completely this is what you get.
