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The tile is the surface of a metal-framed table on my deck. Thank you.

I say make a deal and reunite the pair. Which one of you guys has the case? My guess is neither. It would still be nice to reunite them.

Let's avoid a discussion of bathroom tiles and get back to PALUNC's gun.
About your replacement barrels:
Do you know if they were supplied by Hussey,or are sure they were not? Are there any marks on the flats to provide a clue as to who made the barrels?

GJZ & PALUNC: One of you ought to sell the other your gun thereby reuniting the pair along with their original double case (someone else may have that). What year were your guns made? Griffin & Howe or Atkin, Grant & Lang (who bought Harrison & Hussey's goodwill in 1930) might be able to give more information on this unique pair (I wonder if there was a No. 3?)

Best Regards, George

Well I do not claim to be an expert on English guns. The picture of the Hussey looks just like mine.All I know the barrel flats have Birmingham proof marks and fron what I can see they are from the 30's or 40's maybe later.
Now the maker's name is on the rib and real crisp, the barrel bands are real sharp as well. I would say my gun was made about 1914 as it has Hussey's last address on rib.Oh mine does have a leather pad, would be interested if the #1 gun does as well.It has the same finish as #1. I work at UNC Chapel Hill, bought it from Mid South. I was told a professor from UNC had owned the gun.
All I want to do is trade up to a little bit nicer gun. Mine is in excellent shape as is the 31 gun.

Interesting. My gun also has a leather-covered pad and I happen to have a single-gun case, with an earlier HJ Hussey label, that was owned by H. Max Scheibel of Durham. He was a professor of medicine at UNC.
Does your gun have sleeved barrels? I was at the Southern SxS in April and ran into a fella who sold both guns to Griffin & Howe. Also, there should be an escutcheon on your gun that holds a portrait, complete with improper Latin, yes?

I had mine at the southern shoot as I am a memebr there.I had the letters buffed off the gold oval. Well I am finding out more about my Hussey. I would love to see a picture of the case and label. I had FEI make me an oak and leather case and got my label from Galazan. Its a paper label.
I still would like to sell mine and put the money into something else. I am sure it is a nice gun. When I got mine it had a lot of cast off and tight chokes. I had Mike Orlen bend the stock back to 3/16 cast off and open the right barrel to 10 thousands.
It is now 10 and 25 or 30 thousands, I have been told both by two different people.Mine has the red finish like yours. A very nice gun. But I want something else.
mikep@fac.unc.edu

No. 1 also had too much cast off and I had it straightened a bit. Choked 3 and 19 thou. Here you go:

PALUNC, Your gun looks like that and you want to trade it for a better one????
Where are you going to find a better double than the one you already have?....Your not.

"Joseph Lang married the daughter of James Purdey, and by 1853 had moved to 22 Cockspur St. However, in 1895 James Lang, the son of Joseph Lang, had become Lang & Hussey Ltd., Mr. H J Hussey having been the 'late assistant manager' of Holland & Holland Ltd. In addition to moving to new premises the name of the firm was to be changed to Lang & Hussey Ltd and the combined firms were to be under the personal supervision of Mr H J Hussey."
Quite a history for quite a gun!!!