Thanks for your help....I'm a not familiar with Bailey & Nie are there any other sources of information on guns of this period?
Here is my other question....would a 60" barrelled 6 bore qualify as a punt gun? or just a big fowling piece?
Was Joseph Allen a well known maker?...this looks like a good quality piece.
BTW...I use an little Fuji 5.2 megapix on the macro setting, take many shots and edit them before posting...that's all I've ever used, takes a good picture

Thanks

CJ

The taste of poor quality lingers long after the cheap price is forgotten.........