This is my second Clabrough. They often can be found at bargain prices since they are a less familiar name. I have noticed that the early hammerless guns are very similar in appearance to WC Scotts. Ive heard that the Birmingham gun trade was a collaborative operation with the final name on the gun and to some extent the checkering pattern and engraving being what distinguished a particular piece as being a Scott or a Clabrough etc. I once blew an opportunity for a spectacular Clabrough hammer gun that I could have had for a few hundred dollars and I have kicked myself for years over that. Ive got the Clabrough book on my Christmas wish list
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