Thanks, they look nice but I'm pretty sure none on the modern made doubles (whether made in the USA, Europe or elsewhere) will last as long as the old handmade English/British doubles...... and for that sort of money, you could almost buy a decent English/British double. - I'd be inclined to spend a little more and do just that.

I hunted recently with a guy who runs the workshops for one of the English fine rifle makers, and he tells me the firearms auctions in the UK have plenty of good stuff available at decent prices nowadays....... In fact, he's keeping an eye out for something suitable for me right now......... and there's absolutely nothing that compares in class and quality to an old English double.