?what is with this barrel rib extension?
 

A nice CHE on gunbroker, but??? what gives with the rib extension, why rebated like it is?

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/759409888

It's anybody's guess.... and I couldn't begin to.






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Ohhh.

The barrels appear to be original. Who knows what happened there. Maybe someones “creative” way of dealing with some damage??

Either way, it is a form of butchery that has seriously compromised an otherwise decent gun.

Wow, that is a really really nice gun. Kudos to the seller for good photos that show the "flaw" at least. It looks like it was maybe machined flat as it should be curved and engraved. A shame, but still a beautiful gun. I imagine it could be restored?

That gun has gone around a couple of times on GB ,I'm sure the Rib Extension is the reason it hasn't sold ! You have to wonder what happened ????

I don't think functional utility has been diminished because of that issue but it does appear to be a ding in the cosmetic features of an otherwise nice gun. I am not certain how much it would cost to fix that flaw the right way.

Anything is fixable at a cost. However, the right time to do that would have been before the barrels were finished. Repair now could drive up the repair cost a bit due to having to finish the barrels again. But I could think of a few methods that may avoid needing to refinish.

I saw a nice Lefever at a gunshow that had a Lyman peep sight brazed to the Dolls Head. I suppose for deer or turkey hunting. It would have made a mess of the gun removing it. (Although the mess it created just by being there was bad enough!)

That gun was formerly owned by me. I did the bernard barrels black and white. They were brown and white when I got the gun. I used to shoot the gun a lot at trap. Some of my shells did not size properly and I had to close the breech hard. Shouldnd't have done it but I did. The top part of the doll's head came off and was lost. I always thought the doll's head was one piece. It was a mystery to me.

The engraving on this gun was superb. It had the awful elk on the floor plate but it was beautifully done in detail and even had the elk's penis. I always regretted selling this gun. The only problem with the gun was that the guy who recheckered the skeleton butt screwed up the job and had a lot of crooked lines. I was going to take it down and do it right but I never got to it before I sold the gun.