Originally Posted By: treblig1958
Across the board the standard of manufacturing of the English gun was in the stratosphere. They weren't building or looking for a price point. They didn't build beaters unless someone beat it into the ground. If that didn't happen to this G.E. Lewis then you got yourself a good one.



Look at BSA BLE and BLNE, Greener Emperor/Empire models or less expensive Facile Princeps guns? Your assumption seems to be contraindicated by what was made and available at that time.