Originally Posted By: B. Graham
Originally Posted By: El Garro
Joseph Asbury was one of the well respected Birmingham action maker. There's a few mentions of him on this site, may be worth a search.

Would an actioner typically stamp their mark on the underside of the barrel? In a book I'm reading on British guns I've been reading about Anson & Deeley being the platform action that most built from. This being a sidelock, is it a particular kind/type or maker?


I believe Asbury supplied barrelled actions so probably produced the lumps. Whether he struck and fitted the barrel tubes himself I don't know but it is possible. The gun you have certainly has some interesting features, I've still not managed to find a reference to the locks but hopefully someone will be along soon with some info.

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