I recently obtained a very nice side by side shotgun. It is a twelve bore with 28" barrels, double triggers, straight grip and splinter forehand. It appears to be a very high grade boxlock extractor action, elaborately engraved with rose and scroll and the wood is very nicely figured in probably circassian walnut. It definitely has a very English look and feel. It is very light and well balanced. This gun is very expertly crafted. It is choked cylinder on right and full on left. It has an automatic safety with the word safe inlaid in gold letters. There is no makers name anywhere on it. It has the word "stil" on the under side of the barrel flats and on the action flat. Also it says "ful" and "choke" also a 12C inside a diamond. Two three lobed crowns with a cross on top over what it looks like the letter Y but with three arms inside a square. The only one of these proof marks I have ever seen before like these is the 12C inside the Diamond on early 20th century English guns. I have no idea what the other marks are...the serial number is 5176.
I would like to find out country of origin and approximate year of manufature,










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Last edited by LuisHunter1; 07/11/13 08:48 AM.