Not a Best gun today, far from it, but just an honest well-made basic side-by-side.
To my delight, my two sons-in-law became interested in British boxlocks, and picked up some lovely 12-bores from Intersurplus. I had maintained that a decent second-hand double could be had for much less than they had budgeted for, and they chose fine guns intended for occasional trap fun. I then realized that I did not have a boxlock side-by-side with which I could join them, to make up a 'boxlock brotherhood' as it were. Putting my limited money where my mouth was, I chose the cheapest British side-by-side on offer, a no-name gun that lacked decoration, but appeared to have good bones (for less money than a trip to the grocery store these days). Once in hand, to my surprise, the gun was Belgian in origin, but re-proofed in Britain for the British market, hence the proof marks that led to the erroneous description. As far as I can tell, it was made by Janssen Frères of Liège, around 1960 or so. Plain, plain, plain, but well put together, nicely balanced, and without any handling faults. I quite like it, and it would have taken grouse had I been in sufficient health to hunt this year.
There are bargains to be had out there!