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Quote: I could be reading the ledger wrong, or the number is not the total cost, but looks like £11.1.8 This would be somewhere around 1879-1882 I have “deciphered” about 1/2 of the ledger entry. 1880’s Brit cursive is not my specialty.......and some of the notes are probably shorthand or contractions. - Barrels likely from “Rhodes” (Birmingham barrelmaker) - "Haynes" just above & after "Rhodes" (possibly barrel maker that did rifling?) - Locks from “Peters” (William? Peters, at 20 Loveday Street) Separate cost for rifling and Engraving cost (presumably by Lewis’ shop?) Can pick out notes for: ribs, sights, furniture, stock, eye (sling eye?), triggers, & action. - Mike |