OK, it is a boxlock ejector. It has 26" barrels (actually like 25 1/2").

Other than this I must confess I'm pretty ignorant. This first round was just some basic gawking and pawing of the thing. Then after he gave me his ballpark figure I realized that it was doable so then I began to push for another time to dismantle photograph, chamber cast, shoot etc. I did have the forearm off the gun today when I was checking to make sure it was on face but didn't event hink of checking the proofmarks at that time. At that point I was still waiting to hear the price.

I'm really not overly familiar with the British guns because as I said I didn't think I'd find one I could afford any time in the next decade. Thus as I proceed I'm sure I'll be asking many more questions on exactly what I'm looking at.

The engraving is something that concerns me. One because it is pretty messed up but more because if I own the gun it will bother me if I get everything else straightend out and not that. However I fear the engraving repair could get quite expensive.

Bill