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whilst we're on the topic, thought this may be of interest. Towards the end of the page it tells of the first sleeved barrels to be submitted and pass proof. These were the work of Mr. Bill Roper who passed away last year.

There's also an interesting patent taken out by Henry Monk of Chester where he assembled his barrels in a similar way to the monobloc barrels we see on many OU guns which is basically the same way that barrels are sleeved. I can't find a link to that but there's a mention of it in Diggory's first book.

Neither of the above really contribute to this thread but may be of interest to those who like to read about these lovely old guns.