Sandlapper,
I don't doubt what you've said but I've always associated that fore arm treatment with Birmingham stock makers in general...I.ve owned Greeners with that feature and a J V Needham as well.
"Reinforced top and bottom tangs" is new to me...I can't even picture it... I thought that Manufrance was the only gunmaker that used tang reinforcements (Ideal model only).
And the "steel eyes" often seen on Prussian Daly's (and other Prussian guns) I thought was an ejector hammer axel as other Prussian Daly's without ejectors do not have the so-called "steel eyes".
I think you just answered yout own question about date of manufacture...if you serial# is close to my serial#...and your gun is treble wedgefast (Greener crossbolt) then both of these guns should be easily dated by the British patent record or Greeners book "The Gun"
Can't wait to see your photos
Raimey, no other marks on the standing breech or the action flats except for two small proofs (crossed halberds) in each flat.
Last edited by Robert Chambers; 09/09/12 10:02 PM.
