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I believe the action at least was made by Westley Richards.I owned a 12 G by T.Wild that was built on the same Westley Richards Action. The action flats on this gun were stamped Anson and Deely patent.It would not be unreasonable to assume that W.R. was selling actions, "in the white" to the trade;the price of which would include a royalty.Pages 68-69 in the book the, "British Shotgun Vol;2", by D.J.Baker and I.M. Crudgington, shows illustrations of the A&D patent in various forms. The pin holes in the side of action of your gun are in the same position as the action illustrated.

Just a Caveat on the chamber length. Unless stated it is best to assume it to be for the short 2 5/8" round which was by far the most common at the time. Some early 10 bores were actually built to be game guns. Lagopus.....

Thanks for the information, guys. The chambers on this one are 2 7/8". It has 31" barrels and weighs 7lbs. 11oz.
I was sent some more information saying J.L. took over the Toronto shop from his father, W.G., and started marking the guns with his name in 1877. This continued until 1886 when it went back to W.G. Rawbone, so that narrows the date.