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Apart from the early Westley Richards sleeving jobs, when they emblazoned their name above the SLEEVED that the Proof House then insisted on stamping on the sides of the breeches, there is usually little indication as to who carried out a sleeving task.

This gun is a Cogswell and Harrison, circa 1882, sideock non ejector built on the top lever cocking Gibbs and Pitt action patent 284 of 1873.

The locks contain either Holland patent intercepting sears, or a very similar design.

The date stamp on nitro proof when sleeved is unclear but I suspect might be 1978.

Marked on each barrel near the SLEEVED mark is a tiny E COOKE and between those stamps is 77/25 which is probably his 25th sleeving job of 1977.

I can’t find an E. Cooke in Volumes 1 or 2 of Nigel Brown, but it may be that Toby Barclay, Salopian , Damascus or Small Bore will know the answer.

Last edited by Parabola; 11/24/21 06:11 PM.