Steve - that is a very nice find! The Helicobloc lockup is a very strong design. I have to wonder if that might have been made by Verney-Carron, based on the Helicolbloc mark and the scalloped back - just a hunch. Other makers used the Helicobloc mark after V-C's patent expired, but that gun just looks like a V-C for some reason.

Compare it to this gun:

V-C

Last edited by Doverham; 01/19/13 05:31 PM.
Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.