J Manton Belgium

[ArtS]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I wonder if a talented stockmaker could fit that stock to a Parker?

We can only hope not. Ten years from now there will be a long post trying to identify and trace the history of an incredible one off that isn't in the book.

[Drew Hause]

It is a Henri Pieper Modified Diana 'knockoff' intended for the English speaking market, made 1910 to 1921 (there is no lettre annale)
The barrels are Faux Damascus décalcomanie over fluid steel. Pieper mostly used Cockerill steel. That suggests it was pre-WWI.
It doesn't carry Smokeless Powder proof but that is not uncommon on export guns as there was an additional expense for Smokeless proof.

It carries little value.