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Not for ball- Nicht fur Kugel-- true for many doubles |
06-17-2011, 03:37 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Not for ball- Nicht fur Kugel-- true for many doubles
- Jim the 16 gauge W. C. Scott & Son Damascus hammer gun I now have for sale (see that sector) is also marked on the barrel undersides Not For Ball- Patent date stamped on watertable is Oct 65-- 1865 the Year Mr. Scott patented his Scott spindle top-lever-to-underbolt linkage system-- but I have no other way to date mfg of my gun- am I safe in assuming the same time frame with the Not For Ball markings as on the gun involved herein? Thank you for any input you can lend--
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06-17-2011, 07:22 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Yes if marked "not for ball", your gun would date between 1875-1887. Choke was not available in the 1860's , so there would have been no need to have it stamped "not for ball". The neat thing about the proof houses, (Birmingham and London). it lets you track down a lot of history on your gun.
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06-17-2011, 07:30 PM | #5 | ||||||
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If it has British proof marks and is marked not for ball it was proofed between 1875 and 1887. English guns can be dated to a specific period from the proof marks as they changed periodically. Check Gun Digest 1977 for a review of English proof, also The Standard Directory of Proof Marks available from Amazon at a reasonable price
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06-17-2011, 07:42 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Thanks for the information guys, I will return to the shop this weekend and check out the proof marks.
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