The following link will be of interest to owners of Lyon and Lyon firearms
https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ub ... ber=182569
James Lyon had worked for James Purdeys in London. I have seen guns advertised as Purdey and Lyon.
Lyon & Lyon Calcutta Express
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miroflex
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Re: Lyon & Lyon Calcutta Express
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Vikram
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Re: Lyon & Lyon london Calcutta
Those are Birmingham proof marks. It's a 12-bore gun. I see rifling in one barrel.
Could you please take the gun into sunlight and take clear pictures and post here?
Proof marks, inside the barrels, muzzle-end and breech-end and the barrels.
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