any info on the following makers: R.B. Rhodda, Manton, and WJ Jeffrey (I seem to remember that this is different from THE Jeffrey) I have been told that while not of the same level of finish of the 'name' guns, the above are the same mechanically...

Hi Rich,
You might contact George Caswell at Champlin Arms in Enid, OK. I think you can get his phone # and email address at www.champlinarms.com.
He probably handles more used English doubles than anyone else in the US.
Good Hunting.

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Andy Cooper