Bob, the line you see ahead of the 4 is part of the joint and I will attach a pic of the part I could see. I have a gun by Bales of Ipswich that has the same trademark etc.with a later use number.
I believe it dates to 1867-68.Again the joint is hard to see but
there.Choppperlump damascus is certainly not common, most have dovetail lumps.
[img]http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=500/3834ChopperlumpDamascus-WSRiley.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.hunt101.com/watermark.php?file=500/3834Bales12HG-Chopperlump_Damascus-07.jpg[/img]

Last edited by Terry Lubzinski; 07/03/07 01:31 AM.
Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought stupid,than open it and confirm.