Hi All
I just thought this may be of interest to you, in the picture is a true country poachers gun it belonged to a very good friend of mine who is now poaching in that large estate in the sky it belonged to his grandfather who was a Shropshire poacher come game keeper in the 1800s. It was also used by his farther who was also a game keeper come poacher in Cheshire. The gun is near to top quality its action and locks where made by Joseph Brazier who was at the time one of the many gun component suppliers whose locks can be found on some of Londons Victorian first line makers. This gun has a Manchester gun makers name on the lock plates. The violin case is a rather cheap Victorian wood offering in which the gun has lived in for over a century, though it has been refurbished inside and new handle and catches fitted. I am sure that if a poacher is going to risk the noise of a gun while plying his trade he would want reliability above all, for if he was caught the penalties here in Britland where draconian.
