At one time I owned a Powell No.1 12bore made in 1928 which was restored/rebarreled by Powell's. Ten years ago, I visited these folks in Birmingham. I expected to be in and out of their store within 30 minutes - 3 hours later I just made the train back to London. They were great people to deal with - sorry to hear that they were sold. I guess this is progress. I believe that the only other makers left in the Birmingham area are A.A.Brown and Westley Richards - correct me if I'm wrong here.