It will be interesting to see what the gun will say once you can inspect it.
I also feel the gun has an "old-fashioned" look, starting with the Jones underlever.
But the 9,3x72R seems to be from the early 1890s, so that's why I started thinking from that date.
Here is a good review on the 9,3 mm Express family:
http://iaaforum.org/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11997

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