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As mentioned earlier it does appear to be a Scott actioned gun with their proprietary screw grip third fastener, which time has proven to be very strong and wears well. The screw grip action was proprietary to Webley not Scott. I had a nice 3" 1970's William Powell SxS and wasn't at all impressed by it's patterns...this gun might pattern 3" shells quite well then again it might pattern like a 20 ga. I am probably the dumbest one posting on this thread but what makes ya'll think it is a pigeon gun? Not to worry Mr. Snifflebean has you beat by a long shot  I thought by the time this gun was built 3" ammo was outlawed for pigeon shooting competitions ?
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Doverham does it say "AA Brown" on the gun somewhere or is the stamp some particular cartouche, like HAL did with the crossed pistols?
Mike - Gallyon has confirmed that AA Brown made the gun for them. Fair point about waterfowler vs. pigeon gun.
Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.
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Thank you Dover. Not to belabor the point but I would expect a pigeon gun made in 1951 to have a single trigger. I don't know that though. In my opinion the fact that it has double triggers is a plus. I have had many problems with single triggers on SxS guns. But I haven't shot in many pigeon shoots either. Exactly one now that I think about it. But I have thought about it a lot.  Best, Mike
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Doverham,
The A.A.Brown stamp/trade mark is the Word; "ABAS"For further info;on the firm A.A.Brown & Son see my post on this forum today at 6.06 AM re;"Westley Richards question" origional posting,was by H.O.S.
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This is NOT a screw grip nut and it is NOT a Webley & Scott action.
Doverham if you want the gun you should buy it it's not a bad price. Call Charles at BSA. NY and he will give you a price for importing it.
If this gun were on that nut Small Bore's site it would be 7000 GBP.
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The rib extension shows it's a Webley & Scott proprietary screw grip action.
"Not a Bad price"....I've not actual saw an exact price.
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Joe. Your looking in the wrong place (not the extension) look at the action and lever. It is NOT a Webley & Scott and it is NOT a screw grip nut. This gun is a Birmingham trade action. If I knew how to post pic's I would show you a Webley screw grip nut.
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The seller is Francis Lovel and the price is 2995 GBP
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Doverham,
The A.A.Brown stamp/trade mark is the Word; "ABAS"For further info;on the firm A.A.Brown & Son see my post on this forum today at 6.06 AM re;"Westley Richards question" origional posting,was by H.O.S. Roy - thanks for this information. There is also a detailed history of the firm by Doug Tate on their website. AA Brown On the waterfowl (excuse me, wildfowl) vs. pigeon gun question, Gallyon has confirmed that this was a wildfowl gun not a pigeon gun, which is consistent with Mike's question about the DTs and the heavy proofs. (Mike - I share your preference for DTs). Plus the gun was made in the aarly 50s - hadn't live pigeon shooting been banned in the UK by then?
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Joe. Your looking in the wrong place (not the extension) look at the action and lever. It is NOT a Webley & Scott and it is NOT a screw grip nut. This gun is a Birmingham trade action. If I knew how to post pic's I would show you a Webley screw grip nut.
RedDot. He doesn't listen very well. We tried to get that through to him a page or two ago. Best, Ted
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