I would have to agree, even though I own a fairly rare WR sidelock (they only made a small number in contrast to their 'claim to fame', the detachable boxlock or droplock.) I would compare it in quality ,fit, finish, and quality of engraving to other upper end British makers of the period (Rigby, Jeffery, Lang, etc) but just a hair shy of a Purdey or H&H Royal. Still, I didn't pay an H&H price for it, as Capt Curl correctly points out. Not plebeian by any stretch of the imagination, and clearly nobility, not royalty though. Dave