Isn't it a Stevens made barrel that was (possibly) rebored/rerifled by Pope?,,as opposed to a 'barrel made by Pope'?
Not that it would be any less quality than a barrel he made from scratch. Splitting hairs perhaps,,but I'd think the two would be different catagorys of his work when it comes to what he actually made. The purveyors of all things Pope most likely see it differently I suppose.
At any rate w/o a name on it, it's one experts opinion against the others as to who rifled it. Kind of like sorting out all those unmarked but 'attributed to' engraved pieces by Kornbrath and Nimschke. Everyone seems to have one for sale somewhere.
Pope or not,,that is a fantastic looking Stevens rifle!
Great photography as always.
