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"... to his late Majesty" is an expression the Victorians used a good deal. Some of them would do so for years, even decades after the monarch had died.
It is therefore merely helpful in gauging a year, rather than definitive.
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Daryl, interesting gun. I have seen Moore & Grey guns with external dummy hammers as cocking pieces before but never to look like pin-fires.
Cracking M/L you've got there SKB. As Tim says, they would use that for advertising for years. I have one made in 1875 that refers to being Maker to The Late Prince Consort. Albert who died in 1861. Lagopus.....
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Thank you Tim. My thoughts are it may be pretty early due to the fact that it is a 2 groove rifle and the serial number is 3 digits. Lagopus, It is not mine yet.....
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lagopus, it is an oddity. Another odd part, for the time period, is that it is a 16 bore.
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Much like the c.1812 Pauly.
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Steve at the risk of getting too far from the original fine post, yes, Pauly had it a half century before Grey.  
Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 09/30/15 12:59 PM.
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Thank you for the picture Daryl.....I was a bit lost on Steve's comment until you posted it. Neat stuff!
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keep it simple and keep it safe...
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