I recently saw a Boss hammer gun , The actin of which had originally been for a pinfire .It had been very skillfully converted by having fences brazed on to the action and filed up as half shell fence . I have seen other examples of this kind of work including guns with plates brazed on to the face to give extra strength .The gun I refer to had "EC HODGES " stamped on to the back of the action .
If memory serves in The British Shotgun Vol.1 it is suggested that Hodges possibly built the first drop down barrel breech loader in Britain .
