Member Legh Higgins has a PH 16 with Laminated Steel barrels but the top rib says "Damascus Steel". Your research letter might allude to the choice of Laminated for your gun. Legh's research letter states "use customer's barrels."
No explanation for the GH forend wood, the iron has the correct ser. no.
And strangely the flats are stamped T for Twist.
Apologies Bruce for hijacking your thread... I'm done.
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