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Rocketman--Yes to both your questions. As you can see from Trev's photos, the engraving is definitely very different. The crossbolt shows quite clearly in the illustration of the "Anson" in the A&N catalog, so it must have been a standard feature on that model. Wonder if there are any other features that would distinguish it from the Proprietary? The Anson does have bushed strikers. Are those also found on the Proprietary?
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The Woodward shown above does have bushed strikers. Also, in the photo below, you can see the screw threads of the screw grip mechanism.  Here is what seems to be another example of the A&N under discussion. http://gunroom.shootingsportsman.com/listing/1873
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Well,
Heard back from the U of G today.
The gun was purchased by a Miss Jones, in 1930, for the sum of 25 Pounds Sterling.
I'll send for the page of the sales book, soon.
That certainly fixes the manufacturing date.
Cheers
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Trevj, 25 pounds in 1930 had the same buying power as 1911.86 current dollars. This from Historical Currency Conversions JC
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I'm quite looking forward to seeing if there is enough info there to figure out which family member that was, whether it was one of my Grandfather's sisters, his mother, or his wife.
Yep! 25 Pounds was not an insubstantial sum at the time.
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My A & N sold for seven pounds, seven shillings! It looks similar without the engraving. I like it a lot.
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Hi Larry,
My gun has bushed strikers as well, so we are converging on the "anson" model.
It is not a screw grip, so won't qualify for the "proprietary" model.
My W&S catalog does not show the breech face of the Proprietary, so I can't say if it was made with Bushed Strikers.
WC
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wc - see the Woodward photo above for one Proprietary model breech face that is bushed. Does the catalogue picture of the Anson model show the semicircular action inlets/stock protrusions?
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My Ansons aren't screw grips. The photo of the model I have in the catalog copy provided by A&N is a little hard to see, but it does seem to show the protrusions--which are definitely present on my guns.
Looking at the 2nd A&N catalog page I have, I see that ALL the boxlocks listed are referred to as "Ansons". The specific model I own, and the one Trev owns, is the only one shown with a Greener crossbolt.
Mine also sold for 25 pounds, in late 1933.
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This is the stock inletting detail I'm talking about. 
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