Christopher George "C. G." Bonehill was a Birmingham maker who prided himself in introducing machine-made guns to the trade. Well, mostly machine made. There was a bit of hand fitting.
His famous line was that "the last few strokes of the file make the perfect fit. And the last few strokes remain" [with a machine made gun]
His biggest market was the US. And he sold a LOT of guns there. They were considered low to mid quality guns. The McKinley Tariff about killed his US business however. Records for this maker have been lost or destroyed.
About the best you can do is study the proof marks and compare to the dates they were applied.
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