London Fine Twist 12 Gauge

[Raidingtime]

Hello,

I've recently obtained a London Fine Twist 12 gauge double barrel side by side shotgun. The shotgun has W. Moore & co on both sides. The engraving on the stock is very nice and the barrel is a very solid piece of steel. I am pretty sure that the barrel is a damascus style of barrel which has prevented me from shooting the gun due to safety reasons. The lock up of the shotgun is decent but shows signs of aging.

Anyways, does anyone have any more information on this gun and a potential value of it. Any information would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Daniel

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[Mark W.]

Looks like its been broken though the wrist

 

[Raidingtime]

Possibly. It's quite old and a questionable firearm. Looking for information on it if you have any

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Is there any way that you could remove the forearm and tell me what marks (if any) are on the barrels?

 

[Raidingtime]

I can sure try! What kind of things are you looking for?

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Marks or letters to help determine whether it's English, Belgian or made in the USA. All three countries used that name.

 

[Raidingtime]

 

[Raidingtime]

I wasn't able to take the stock off because I was afraid I was going to strip the heads off of the screws. Currently it's soaking I'm PB blaster

 

[Bon Sauvage]

OK. I'm going to PM you with a couple of things.

 

[Raidingtime]

ogre,

Thank you for the websites!

I found some information that leads me to believe that this shotgun is a British model. The proof mark that you can kind of make out in the picture is a cross sword with what looks like an "A" on top and some other symbol on bottom. This description fits most closely with the 1921-1922 British marks.

 

[Raidingtime]

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

Did you ever get any further with this?

 

[Raidingtime]

I only found out that it's British made and made in the early 1920s. Any further informations is appreciated.