Where is the "EB" in relation to the "16.2" or "16.6" mm mark? The bore is 16 gauge seeing 16.6mm converts to 0.654" which is within the 16 gauge range. It has the Rigby style forend release, which is seen on some Viennesse makers like Franz Neuber. The mark of the "Crown" over inverted "crossed scepters" may be a maker's mark and there is another letter, say "P" on the right side. Just a guess, but I think it scepters are inverted to make it differ from the Birmingham Proofhouse mark? Using the town stamped on the tubes and locks along with the Rigby style forend release, it looks to be a Austrian longarm with Belgian sourced tubes probably from the 1880s seeing the Austro-Hungarian Empire adopted/passed rules of proof on June 23rd, 1891. It is devoid of those marks so it was made prior to 1891. Does it have rebounding hammers? They appear to rest on the strikers. Any marks on the standing breech or watertable/top of the receiver where the barrels mate?
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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Last edited by ellenbr; 03/27/09 08:17 PM.
