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Larry, when you talked to those guys, did you get the serial number? That could give us some information.
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Today, 01:09 PM
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British Proofs
After talking to the guys in Houston about this gun, it's all coming back to me. The guy actually remembered me talking to him several months ago. The thing that tipped me over about this gun is it has some British proofs on the gun, according to the guys at Collectors. It doesn't say "anything" on the top rib. It has metric bore diameters on the barrel flats of 20.5 and 21.1. And it has no Parker marks on the barrel flats that he could tell me about. The serial number, on the water table, is 3708 (and FR 9) which says it's a D grade 10 gauge with 32" barrels. It does have 3708 on the side of the barrel lug. Heck, maybe it was ordered by someone in England. Maybe that explains the weird bottom tang with no serial number on it and the weird forend latch. A letter may tell something about all this. The sales guy says he's going to send me pictures and if he does, I'll stick them in this post.
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Today, 01:15 PM
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F.9.R does not indicate a grade.
The sculpted teardrop on the side of the bolster indicates a B grade or above. .
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Today, 01:35 PM
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The D shown in the grade column in the Serialization Book of guns under 6000 serial numbers means the gun had Damascus barrels. It doesn't mean a specific grade, just the barrel steel.
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Today, 10:48 PM
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I think the adjustable wedge on the rear lug is interesting.
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