Joe Wood, I consider your gun a wonderful example of what a boxlock can look like. Best is hard to say, since I think Daly , in the same year as your gun, furnished higher grades of Daly boxlocks than yours. Regent Diamond or similar.

Just to muddy the waters a bit, Greener through the years offered up to 5 grades of what they termed Best guns. From 1893 to 1903 the Greener book lists three grades of Best guns at 55, 70, and 85 guineas. Then in their forend ejector guns [Monarch models] they offered three grades of Best guns, also. These would be Royal at 60gns, Imperial at 70gns, and Presentation at 85gns. These could be either Facile Princeps or Anson and Deeley actions.

Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 01/12/12 04:51 PM.
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