The case and trade label are not original yo the gun.

I did hear from Tim Wilkes and was surprised to see so few sidelocks in his database, only twelve of them. The gun does have a square cross bolt and patent gas checks on the breech. It looks like at a minimum it was sourced through WC Scott, possibly as a finished gun. The proofs indicate a 1887-1896 date of manufacture.


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