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For those interested in such things here are a couple of pics of my new Dreyse double. Havn't figure out the gauge yet but a brass 20ga wont quite slide in and a 24ga is to small. The bore measures .650. Any help in identifying it would be appreciated.
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Great Damascus pattern in that one view
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wayne that sure is a nice one..great damascus...is there such a thing as a 22 ga if there is this would be in between the 20 ga and the 24 ga...keep us posted on the finds....charlie
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Great piece of History there.
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Was it meant for ball or shot? Is either bore rifled?.... even just at the muzzle?
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My birthday present arrived today
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I have never heard of or saw a listing for a 22ga but that means exactly nothing. I will try and post some more pic's.
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Hi Dean. It is just a shotgun made for shot only. It is to old to have any proof marks and has no rifleing.
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Those barrels are a great example of some of the heavily etched barrels of that period.
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If the bore is .650 and a 20 gauge shell won't fit in the chamber, it can't have what we would identify as a forcing cone.
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You would be correct Bil. It dose not have a forcing cone. Its an odd arrangement an hard to describe. Its like a barrel without a chamber and only a rim cut with a very short taper aprox. 3/4in in front of it and then a straight transition to the barrel. If it had a regular chamber than a brass 20ga would slide right in.
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