Yeah, I just thought it was really interesting. Im not arguing that its improper because its not original, if its up front, nobody is being deceived. Heck, I would buy a Birmingham lesser trade gun with new barrels made and branded by Westley Richards; its about the best that I would ever be able to afford. Thats what I was wondering, if say a Birmingham gunmaker back then could buy a set of barrels from say Frederick Beesley, branded as such, and put it on his named action and legally sell it. I mean that could be a good marketing ploy if youre an unknown small maker. It would be something like branding the Frederick Beesley from Purdeys; akin to riding along on someones reputation. I get the replacement barrel thing, if the original gunmaker is no longer in business you have to get new barrels from somewhere.
