KY Jon,

there is a lot of cost involved in "buying the gun and not the name" as you say. Very few can spend enough time getting the right expertise when somebody is aiming at the high end of bespoke guns. Those international buyers who can afford the expense of a pair of best guns in the British market are the least likely to have such expertise and time to get it. These people and the market as a whole would be much well served if they were in full knowledge that who really makes what. So, this is why is annoying to ear the tune "you don´t need to know as long as you like it". It will not help the British shotgun industry in the long run.

EJ