No critics here my friend, just double rifle enthusiasts trying to clarify some rather opaque issues

Nice rifle to be sure; however, to paraphrase a quote by Winston Churchill: “... a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma...”
#1 some confusion on actual date of manufacture (see #3)
#2 some confusion as to actual ORIGINAL proof
#3 GI advert still says 1889, you say 1898, serial # says another
#4 double rifle current market is soft these days, very small pool of buyers, especially if possibly originally a BPE with re-proof (see #2)

Rather than get all offended there is an easy solution to the “critics” (myself included?) comments: post a picture of the barrel flats and the proof marks, as well as any other relevant marks, plus clear picture of the original serial number. Holland also usually engraved the charge and case length on the action bar of BP Express rifles, good hint there.
- Mike