I spoke with Frank Wiseman (84 years young at the time) about 5-6 years ago about another shotgun I thought at the time might be a Skimin & Wood. Frank informed me in typical Brit understatement, "You know, we had a War." . Meaning the Skimin & Wood records were lost to bombing during WW2. Frank was still making guns with his sons and phone # should stil be available.
Basically like all/most? Birmingham makers, the individual processes were jobbed out and the name was put on. Sam Skimin did a number of these fowling pieces and was a salesman, selling a number in New Zealand. Sam Skimin is also the 'Father' of the "20th Century Gun" or 2" 12 gauge as he promoted.-Dick
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