I visited this gun today and it is everything I had dreamed it would be... a fantastic original, unmessedwith Grade 6 Lifter in 10 gauge. It has some issues which are obvious in the pictures Barry has supplied but they all can be overcome by the careful hand of expert craftsmen.
I chose not to take any pictures of it because Barry's pictures show enough detail and I asked him to take more pictures of other areas of the gun.
The worst rust areas are the right breech ball or fence - the trigger guard bow is the worst on the whole gun - and the barrels are covered in rust but it is not deep and the DD Damascus pattern is exceptionally fine. The nicest surprise is that the bores are about mint!
I met the owner of this gun and she is a delightful lady and it turns out that we have mutual friends/relatives... small world!
Incidentally, Barry Tufts is a great guy and as it turns out, is very into guns - One of Us, so to speak.
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