Originally Posted By: cadet
I'm inclined to agree with Joe. The name and the proofs look British, but the lines, shapes etc look cheap Belgian; 10B, 11M, but listed as 12g?


The marks look like 1875-1887 Birmingham proofs. I'd say it is a 10ga, erroneously described as a 12.


I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.