I posted an image of this gun in the leg of mutton thread and had a compliment by PM from 67galaxie. Thought I would elaborate on this elegant round body gun and interested if anyone has any additional info on this maker. Have read in that the late 19th century there were as many as 600 independent gun makers in Birmingham at any given time so there must be a lot of lost history. Quite fond of this one and very enjoyable both to carry and to shoot. 2 3/4 chambers and seems never to have been messed with. Left barrel is marked "choke"
the water table:
That Birmingham view mark seems to be this:
and think that places it as pre 1904.
Here's a high grade 20 ga. sold by James Julia:
http://jamesdjulia.com/item/lot-3267-e-roberts-hammer-damascus-double-barrel-shotgun-59867/
