Joe,
These early Royals are really quite nice and handle very well. Many were made for the movers and shakers of the day with top notch engraving and beautiful wood. Certainly all these guns were finished and inspected by Holland. I know several collectors that use theirs regularly. I have one, not nearly as nice as Binkos with damascus barrels and black powder proofs that shoots very well, however my guns chokes are rifled.