Dick, Skimmin & Wood later owned the Tolley name and your Tolley would have been made by them. I have the identical gun. In fact most 2" guns you come across that have British names were made by Skimmin & Wood. Hollands did make a sidelock ejector called the Century as a 2" cahmbered gun. They are a fun addition to the collection and will pattern far better than a 7/8th. ounce load from most 20 bores. Lagopus.....
I don't doubt your information but Skimin & Woods information was destroyed in the Blitz.
There is no way to verify who actually made your A&F 2". A&F records simply list Tolley as the manufacture.
Frank Wiesman when he was 84 and owned the Skimin & Wood brand personally told me this information in a delightful telephone call when I inquired whether he could make me a new 2" 12 gauge.
When I asked Frank about Skimin & Woods records, he replied with typical British understatement, "You know, we had a Blitz!"-Dick
I did pass on a lovely 2" Holland about 15 years ago. The price was $27K at the time and no negotiation.
I have since resigned my self to only having one proper 2" and went on to other light doubles.
The reason to acquire a proper 2" 12 gauge has nothing to do with shooting but more to do with gun making as an art. The mid 20th Century 2" 12 bore will not come this way again.
