Rick: Too far away to have in hand. I'll ask a few more dithering questions while somebody else just buys it. If at the end of dithering, it is still available, I may have to bring it home. Nice thing about dithering, if I don't get it, I don't care all that much. If I cared, it would already be here. :) There was a time, pre PGCA, when I was quite content with my few (well less than 20) hunting irons tucked safely away between seasons. I have divested of a mere 3 of those but my new total number is starting to seem silly. I have become an accumulator with a couple of nice pieces but mostly very ordinary. This paradox gun poses my own paradox. What to do. What to do.

Birmingham proof house

http://proofmarks.tripod.com/Englishproofs/birmin39.jpg

"These are the proof marks used for choked-bored barrels between the years 1875-1887"

not that i would see it an an issue, just curious


this would be a nice photo trail as the work progresses

Jack, if you don't want it I'll probably take it, assuming it is tight and the bores are in good shape. James Bott was actually a Birmingham maker in spite of the London on the barrels. From 1853 to 1890 it was just Mr. Bott at 67 Weaman Street. When it was "and son" from 1891 to 1900 they were at 124 1/2 Steelhouse Lane.

How does one get a chance to bid on this gun?

Touched base with a bunch of questions but an offer has been accepted. So it will be on its way to a new home.

Cheers,
Jack

I'm kind of glad I dithered on it too. It was very unusual and interesting, but it will take some work. Too many project guns and not enough time. I hope the person that picked it up gets it fixed up and posts some pictures of it somewhere.

If someone here picked it up, GB has one paradox 12 bore ball cartridge with 3 days left. Started at .01 and is now 19.75 CLICK