It could very well be for Joe Ashbury if he worked for Adams and Tait, which was a barrel making firm with a joint effort by barrel maker Arthur Adams and Joseph Henry Tait(I would assume he was related to ole Alexander Henry of Henry rifling) whose firm was sourced by firms utilizing Henry rifling, or Alexander Henry himself, as well as Hill & William's air rifles. I think they were located on Price Street. But I would guess there was an next generation of John Adams, a decendent of pistol peddler John Adams from the 1850s/1860s. I also guess the "J.A." to be a son or decendent of Arthur Adams. I'm still curious as to the letters below(above) the "J.A.".
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Raimey
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