Of the barrels? Yes it should have had a more ‘abrupt’ (if I can use that word) swamping profile to stay within a desired weight.





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Gerry, here's my letter on 99687. 99686 was also purchased by the same family, and these were the first 24" 28ga guns

As you can see from the letter, my 24" gun was originally PG stocked, with a short LOP. I had Brian put a Parker straight stock on it, with a 14 1/8" LOP.
The gun weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces.


I'd guess you're taking that from the tables at the back of volume II, but the actual number is a bit higher. 99687 isn't in the book, but that was because the order book entry was partially smudged with a red tick mark. See above copy from the book.

My 24" weighs 5 lbs 12, and my 28" weighs 5 lbs 14. My 30" is 6lbs 5oz.

Yes, even the 0 frames are profiled smaller than a 20. The main reason my 30", also on an 0 frame, weighs in so much higher than the others is the stock is a very dense piece of circassion walnut. All are straight stocked.

Agreed Edgar, and 149020 isn't listed in the tables either but there is a reason, I believe in my case, for this.

In the serialization book 149020 is shown as having been made with 28" Damascus barrels, built in 1908 and it obviously sat in inventory for four years until in 1912 an order came in from a wealthy and important client for a 24" Damascus gun... so the Brothers P filled the order.





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