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Here are a couple of photos of a shotgun marked "Henry Buckley Birmingham" on the rib. It is a highly detailed gun, but I have never heard of the "maker". Does anyone know of Mr. Buckley ? Locks are rebounding.

Obviously a very high quality gun. Mr. Buckley is not in Tate's Birmingham book. I'll check Boothroyd tonight.

Had heard of a "Samuel Buckley" somewhere but not Henry. Very ornate gun--possible percussion conversion? Sweet skeleton btw. Looks like a lot of same-era guns I guess, Reilly for example.

IGC shows a Henry Buckley in Birmingham, 1817 - 1825, died 1824, also Fredrick 1927 - 1929, no data on either. Samuel they show as a possible importer in the US, 1924, much too late for this gun. How would you like to try inletting that buttplate?

Jim

Samuel Buckley was one of the officers in British Small Arms Co. in Birmingham. Have not seen a Henry!
Interesting gun!

Craig

I suppose the gun could be a good conversion, but the receiver engraving seems very much the same as the lock engraving. The barrels don't have much engraving, so it's hard to tell. Here are a couple more photos.

A number of years ago I owned a high grade double hammer, engraved on the locks, "Samuel Buckley". The top rib was engraved," John E.Long Detroit." The gun serial # was 5709.The action of the gun incorporated the William powell patent #1163 of 1864,which is their lift-up lever, snap action.
As a follow-up, whilst in Birmingham ,I visited Powell,s who confirmed it was 1 of 5 guns made For Samuel Buckley and Co; of Detroit.If your gun has a serial number that is close to 5709 its origin may also be Powell,s!
Buckley is a name that is record as being active In the Birmingham trade. It is possible that the Buckleys emmigrated to Detroit and that H.Buckley was a partner in the firm of Samuel Buckley & Co;?

A number of years ago I owned a high grade double hammer, engraved on the locks, "Samuel Buckley". The top rib was engraved," John E.Long Detroit." The gun serial # was 5709.The action of the gun incorporated the William powell patent #1163 of 1864,which is their lift-up lever, snap action.
As a follow-up, whilst in Birmingham ,I visited Powell,s who confirmed it was 1 of 5 guns made For Samuel Buckley and Co; of Detroit.If your gun has a serial number that is close to 5709 its origin may also be Powell,s!
Buckley is a name that is record as being active In the Birmingham trade. It is possible that the Buckleys emmigrated to Detroit and that H.Buckley was a partner in the firm of Samuel Buckley & Co;?

Thanks everyone. The gun has no serial numbers anywhere. I am showing two more photos . One of the lock [unnamed] and one of the barrels and how their sculpturing ties into the receiver. Of course, the Jones underlever seems current with the rebounding lock era [later 1860s] I don't know if the proofs tell anything.

I hope Bill McPhail or similar persons familiar with some of the earlier American guns sees this. He has one with fence treatment similar to this--I think Patrick Mullen based on a W & C Scott action as I recall from the 1860s.