Lets see them single shots

Not a classic, but a bit less common than a Cooey, there is a Lefever single shot in the upcoming MacMillan auction in Kirkfield ON. Date to be determined, postponed. This isn't a Lefever trap gun, it is a utility single, but something a bit different.
 
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Perazzi TMS(TM1 w/ screw chokes hence the "S" designation), 1977 manufacture, 34" barrel. The gun is currently with CJ Dawe getting a complete refinishing both wood & metal and a new forend made to replace the forend shown in the picture.
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Nice wood there Frank!

I passed on a real nice TM1 this fall on account of all the rib I could see when I shouldered it. I'm moving towards lower shooting trap guns instead of higher shooting ones and the stock was so nice that I didn't have the heart to take a wood rasp to it!
 
Here is a nice lightweight 12 bore gun signed by SCOTT, Edinburgh. Very pretty weld pattern in the barrel.
Any suggestions about the crest on the thumbpiece?
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(Pulls out heraldry books) let me see what I can find, Tiriaq!

OK, it is unusual (to me) to have two crests on one escutcheon.

The left-hand crest, which looks to be "a bull's head, erased", was used by at least 54 families. Too many to list, I'll pm you the names.
The right-hand crest, "a demi-lion holding in its dexter paw a sword", was used by at least 23 families.

Considering the maker, focusing on the Scottish names might save time! Do you have any additional information on the provenance of the gun? (The gun is magnificent, by the way)
 
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The gun was from the same source as the Wilkinson that I posted above. Acquired in Scotland by a gentleman who appreciated nice guns, post WW2, the family subsequently emigrated to Canada. The last owner in the family knew no more than that. I have a copy of the page from the Wilkinson journal with the entry for that gun. Unfortunately, the name of the original purchaser was not recorded.
Perhaps the crest suggests a merger of the families, a marriage.
The gun was used, and has repairs. Note the hammer nose. The forend also has been repaired. The right hand upper edge is a replacement, beautifully dovetailed in place. I'd owned the gun for some time before I happened to have it in good light and saw the seam. This was done long ago. Mechanically it is perfect, and the bore is fine, so it was well cared for. It is very slender and light. I suspect that stout 12ga loads would be unpleasant. With a modest load of, say, 7/8ths oz. it would have been fast and handy for grouse
 
Thanks to Pinfire, I learned that Scott was in business from 1793 to 1836, so this gun cannot have been made later than 1836, so it is at least 184 years old.
 
Undoubtedly some of you saw this when it was advertised. A W Horton bearing their Glasgow location. 410 with 2.5" chamber, octagon to round barrel, Jones style underlever and muzzleloader style forearm. Weighs in at about 5 pounds and is in quite remarkable condition.
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