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Thank you, All. So what's the concensus on what've got here, other than a cool English SLE, from someone named Field, with Aubrey contributing the action? I don't care either way, but it's nice there are interesting features, and I mainly just want it to shoot.
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If its still shooting after all these years you've got yourself a good gun. It'll kill a rabbit just as dead as a Purdey will  I wish I'd grabbed the one I saw, I like unusual designs and although I've not got every book published on shotguns, I can't find any reference to the patent. Baker's coil spring locks are slightly different to these so it's all very interesting.
Rust never sleeps !
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Indeed, unique. Unique in the fact that the ironmonger Alfred Field had such far reaching influence & also unique in the fact that the platform is based on a obscure protection that for a time remains hidden. Possibly the name is that of an employee of Alfred Field??
Cheers,
Raimey
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You have a sterling example of a gun made "around the trade".
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All excellent. Thank you! I've got a few things to fix, and clean up, and hope it shoots. It's damascus, and the minimum wall thickness is .025", at about 3-4" back from the muzzle. 30" barrels.
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It's all being disassembled and cleaned, so here are some pictures of the individual lock components.   Assembled: 
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The lock looks about like the William Baker style locks the Czech BRNO sidelocks guns used...Geo 
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Cleaned and putting it back together. I soaked it all in Evapo-rust for 12 hours, and scrubbed with Frontier Pad. That's kept the darker patina in the engraving so it has a coined finish look overall. Old English BLE's seem to have a blackened top lever, trigger plate, and trigger guard. What else would be good to black? Triggers and safety button? Thanks.
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Good eye there Geo. As many as I have shot and disassembled, it never crossed my mind. Assembled: Subject Field London   Kyrie's Brno Cheers, Raimey rse
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Close to finishing Alfred's barrels. I think it's 3 Iron Oxford. Difficult set, but happy enough with this shooter, and getting tips for making it better. Still a few tiny pits visible. There were a bunch. Decided to leave some alone to keep material intact. 
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