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Described as "English," I believe it is actually Belgian. Sanderson's was an importer, known to sell Spanish doubles. The level of quality is obviously pretty good. I left a bid of $1700, and wound up the under-bidder. A thunderstorm brought trees down and I was without power and off-line. So it goes. Can anybody identify the maker? https://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?lid=62268985
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It’s a very early Bentley Patent [English] gun. I would be surprised if it were made after 1900.
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On the bottom left of the middle flats photo, I see the Liege proof mark with "12-70" under it. Sanderson's of Portage, I seriously doubt, was importing shotguns (or in business) pre-1900. http://gerardcox.blogspot.com/2014/06/deciphering-belgian-proof-marks.html
Last edited by David Zincavage; 07/10/21 02:51 PM.
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So is Bentley the owner of the monogram on the water-table that is coupled w/ the number >>539<<?
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>>......Thomas Andrews opening business in 1883 at 25 New Road Woolwich, Kent. He moved several times but apparently stayed in the Woolwich area. Was said to have closed about 1901.<< https://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=521840Serbus, Raimey rse
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Looks like the Belgian date code is an underscored / underlined >>C<< or >>E<< or similar so that dates to the 1960s?
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The one at Christies sold remarkably well given that it was sold as a non-shooter and appears to have had a broken and obviously repaired wrist to the stock.
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It looks to be a Birmingham gun made between 1875 and 1887. Rebarreled in Belgium much later.
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