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I had been watching a .410 single side lever for the better part of a year on GI. I recently bought another single 410 for my collection of single shots. While it was a good representative example, the barrel was bad and it was truly a child's gun. This one looked better but carried a higher price due to a potential provenance. I finally contacted the seller and discussed the gun. It was a consignment gun with a reported provenance, but the person had passed on and nothing had been provided. I ended up making an offer based on the gun as is and purchased it. It is marked FT Baker Gun Manufacturer - London. When it arrived I was pleased that in person it is in better shape than the pictures show. The barrel has a few small pits in the central portion but is smooth and looks serviceable. The barrel is 28" and the stock is a full size with drop of 1-1/8" x 2-1/8" with a 14-1/4" LOP. A really shootable gun. The barrel profile is octagon blended to 16, followed by a nice wedding ring and then round. It carries London proofs with at least one odd mark I am not familiar with. From other confirmed serial numbers I have seen reported, the date on the presentation plate seems reasonable. It is all original with the exception of two chips at the rear of the forearm bottom. The number 2 is stamped on each metal part which corresponds to the last digit of the serial number. Springs are all very strong. The chamber is a true 2" chamber exactly. I say this because I used a Brownell's gauge which is marked at 2-1/2" and 3". I marked this gauge and read it as exactly 2". I checked the other two marks and found that they measured at 2-5/8" and 3-1/8". I found this odd since the entire set has always checked out at exact lengths. I take that to mean the two normal lengths are normally chambered at those lengths. The only other note is that it has a barrel makers mark of JL and the interior of the fore end wood is marked " 11" near the front. No idea except it might be a fore end length.

Here are pictures. Any comments on the gun or markings would be appreciated.