Just got home from some Rx appointments...

Seeing what's here in the thread since my last note and the note from 8bore and a quick visit to the GB site, it appears the (rifle) hammered at a price relative to it's -now candidly given to this thread- condition.

Given this isn't some 'nuther detail' in a lost/stolen gun story, it looks like someone's gotten themselves a good handful of big bore project.
If I'd known the story ahead of time (and was a tad more prepared for the moment) I would definitely have put that much down for this rifle.

A trip to JJ for a few pieces of custom brass and a re-regulation will have this rifle up and running and up in value lickety-split (given the soup-to-nuts restore wasn't a cover for swollen chambers earned through someone shoving 1250gr hardcast conicals and full cases of FFFg downbore shortly before the restoration -- full restrike,polish,brown of the barrels could hide a multitude of sins...).

As a Big Fan and proud owner of J&W Tolley product, I'll say I'm just a bit jealous of whoever ended up getting this nice double.
If it ends up that this is a lost gun story, I hope whoever's missing it took good care to document and report the loss in proper due time.

--Tinker
(edited to reflect tinker's ponderings of mystery around this gun's ill regulation)