Hello Oberdorf, here are the prices listed in the catalog (BL Guns only):
Best - 50 pounds/100 for a pair
2nd - 40 pounds/80 for a pair
3rd - 30 pounds, no price for a pair
Farmer's - 24 pounds ejector, 18 pounds non-ejector, no pairs
Chris stated that mine cost 38 guineas for each gun (mine is gun number 1 of a pair as you can see). He also stated that it was delivered on 11-10-26 to MAJ Stuart Maples. I find it interesting that the gun was delivered 1 day prior to the end of the Great War 8 years prior! And the orginal owner being a MAJ, may have been in that conflict. Who knows.
As 16b were considered kids or womens guns, I've often wondered did he order the pair for his wife/kid or did he need a smaller gun due to a wound received in that war. If only these guns could talk!
It looks like the engraving motif on our guns is very similar. Most interesting.
Don't have an answer on the hinge pin, perhaps someone will chime in on thsi.
Anyway, hope this helped.
Again, you have a very fine gun and a great looker!!!!
All the best!
Greg
