Thanks, Brent, for posting these photos. The rifle has two signatures: H Hilton as the engraver and H ( Hurvey ) Lovell on the barrel. There are no other marks as to caliber or maker. Lovell is the well known gunsmith and wildcatter from the 30s and 40s. I haven't been able to find anything about Hilton. His scroll work is OK, but the deer and turkeys have that cartoon quality you see in Victorian era English engraving. The wood and metal work are very well done. I have no idea if Lovell was a stock maker, but whoever made this had access to good European walnut. The caliber is most likely 219 Zipper, not 22 Savage as the auction claimed. I'm glad for them to be wrong here. I've always admired these set triggers and the elongated lever, but they don't appear all that often. Any suggestion or theory would be helpful. I'll answer questions as best I can.
