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Chuck, think of this as the difference between a Savage, and a Philly built AH Fox gun, and the different value placed on both.
The more, and more you hang-out here, the more you find guys touting the best years of their guns.
Got to draw the line somewhere!
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Got to draw the line somewhere! C'mon Lowell, the so-called 'Golden Era' in British shotgun parlance is a well-defined historical period. Period! Do you think this thread is going to re-write history, or something?!
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Sidelock
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You guys better check your records if you think the breechloader killed more game than the muzzleloader or stop watching Hollywood westerns altogether.
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There are those, who'll try to re-write anything just to suit their own needs.
I wish someone would invent a BS filter for the computer.
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Heck Lowell I'd miss reading your posts... 
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Is that why the pictures of your whatever-you-call-it breeches didn't show-up j0ey?
...ain't science wonderful
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Yes it is...
Lowell you should put up a new thread about 'The Golden Era of CowbOy Action' and show your prized Beezley.
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Perhaps clarification of the question is in order. The question as written "What do most people consider the golden era of SxS guns from the high end English makers." My interpretation of the question is not when was the hayday of the sxs rather, I take it to mean when did the English sxs reach it's pinnacle of manufacture from a quality standpoint including workmanship, grace and handleing as well as over all beauty. If this be the case, then the late flint period (1810-1825). However, if the question refers to when the sxs reached it's heyday, then I would suspect the period to be somewhat later, sometime after 1870.
Tact is for those not clever enough to be sarcastic
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Cody, quality and workmanship of the 1900-WWI London Sle gamegun(Purdey, Boss, H&H, Woodward, Beesley, Atkin and Grant) was at it's zenith. You know these guys eh!
...but if your favorite gun is a flinter,(c.1810-1825) hey make-up your own timeline!
No sin to spin!
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Well, I am kind of with Cody. Just a couple come to mind in an instant, like Manton and Nock. But, there certainly are others. The artistry of wood working, fit, engraving and style in my eyes in the flint period, are tough acts to follow.
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