Hello Chris Davis, I purchased a very unique 22 single shot breakover on December 13th, 2008 from an individual at a gun show in Tyler, Texas. The gun has no manufacturers information on it only the stamping " F. B. Pptts No.717 with three small stars above the F.B. Potts and a serial number 13278 under the trigger guard which I don't believe is original to the gun. I came accross your posting while trying to research more information about this gun. I have found some interesting things about our stampings (1) The United Mine Workers of America Local Number 717 represents the employees of Remington Arms in Ilion, N.Y. and has for many years. (2) The individual I purchased the gun from claims it belonged to his father who had bought it from in Oklahoma many years ago. (3) The Potts family has several members who were involved in shot gunning sports, an article in the New York Times dated Feb. 13,1901 mentioned a Frederick A. Potts competing in a trap shoot at Lakewood Trap Club in Lakewood, New Jersey. My 22 appears to be old and is in excellent condition, it has a beaver tail forearm and a beautiful walnut stock with hand checkering including the butt plate area. The checkering closely resembles some of the checkering patterns I've seen on Parker's. My gun has a Bull barrel 21 7/8" long x 3/4" diameter with eight stars stamped on the muzzle end. I am beginning to believe that perhaps F. B. Potts may have been a gunsmith or owner of our guns at one time. If you or anyone out there can help with more info please contact me here or by e-mail.
kyleemckain@embarqmail.com. Thanks!
F. B. Potts No. 717 is stamped on one of my guns also.
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