Proof mark help on an old shotgun

[Pulp, SASS#28319]

I have an old 10 gauge SXS, trying to figure out the proof marks.  The bottom mark in the first photo is Birmingham, England.  I can't tell what the top mark is, but it is on both barrels in the same location.

 

In the second picture I cannot find what the crossed axes represent.  They are not on the NRA website page for proof marks.

 

Third picture are initials, they are up higher on the left barrel, but still under the forearm piece.

 

Fourth picture is one of the lock plates.

 

I do know Albert Greener made a very limited number of shotguns, and there are a gazillion fakes out there.  But the Birmingham proof mark gives me a tiny little glimmer of hope.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Alpo]

 

It's not crossed axes, and it is showing sideways in your picture. It's "Birmingham, 1813-1904, View mark".

[Alpo]

The diamond with the 10 over the C was used in both London and Birmingham, from 1887 to 1954. 10 gauge choked.

[Alpo]

http://shotguns.se/html/uk.html

 

Shotgun proofs, UK.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

Great information Alpo 

Thanks for the knowledge.....

OLG

[Pulp, SASS#28319]

Thanks Alpo.

[Alpo]

And with the diamond not starting 'til 1887, and the crossed scepters stopping at 1904, that gives you a 17 year range as to how old your gun is.

[J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE]

Careful Alpo, you may lose the right to claim perpetual perplexment