Johnbt:
You're on to something. The barrel has an inscription, "H Adkin and Sons Beford." I also find the number 1333 on various components of the gun, which I assume means that there are at least 1332 other versions of this gun out in the world.
I've googled to H Adkin and Sons Bedford, don't find much other than auction sights with little to no info.
Thank you for you good work,
hj
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