Interesting. So it looks like it might be their top-grade, sidelock shotgun. Guess I was wrong.
Harkom may have made it and had it proofed in London.
I think Dickson did that with a lot of their guns - especially the Round Actions.
I'll look into it some more to see what I can figure out.
Nice looking gun, and I'm sure it's rare in a 16g.
Thanks for sharing.
BTW: I've seen a few Harkom sidelocks with original Boss single triggers. I've wondered if Harkom and Boss (or John Robertson) had some kind of relationship.
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I have a Harkom SLE in 12 bore that was made 1904-1905 with the Boss single trigger. Boss's patent number 22894 for the single trigger is engraved on the bottom of the frame. Robertson filed the patent in 1894 and the patent was set to expire, in the practice of that time, after 14 years. Interesting to note that this gun was sent to Boss to be sleeved sometime after 1954.
