I like this article and tend to agree with the sentiments. One of the nicest guns I ever owned from a fit and finish perspective was an 1879 Greener "9 guinea" hammer gun (possibly their cheapest model at the time of making).

https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/articles/gun-reviews/1870s-the-real-golden-age/


Last edited by Dan S. W.; 05/22/19 04:07 PM.