I was wondering if anyone has information on W&J Davis, Birmingham gun Makers. All I kind find when I did a search was that they claimed establishment in 1876. Could they have made guns before that date? I am asking because of a particular gun I have. While it is not one of their double barrels, it is a 13 gauge single barrel muzzleloader. For proof marks, all there are are the crossed scepters with the crown and BCP letters and another set of crossed scepters with the "V" at the bottom. In between the two is the gauge stamping which is 13. If I deciphered the marks correctly, it should be around 1855 or before. This doesn't jive with the claimed establishment date of 1876. So I was wondering if anyone has more accurate information on this maker or did I decipher the date of the proofs incorrectly? Or was there another W J Davis?
