Bill Wise had a beautifully restored Purdey hammergun. The barrels had been sleeved with damascus tubes from a defunct gun. The patterns matched so well, that the joint was nearly impossible to detect. So much so that when it underwent proof, the proofhouse missed the sleeving and did not stamp them as such.

When I asked Bill about the missing stamp he was surprised and commented that he had never noticed.

The work was done in England, but I can not remember the shop that did the work for him.

Mike