| Mike Poindexter |
12-16-2011 08:39 PM |
2 frame DH 10ga
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Finally got some better pics. It's an 1889 non rebounding hammerless with a couple of unusual (to me) features. 1. Notice the way the grip checkering is cut off at the grip cap. Never seen that before. I checked the wood for serial no. and the buttstock is original, although refinished with a Pachmayr recoil pad added. The checkering looks original. The stock shield is engraved with 3 initials in Old English. 2. The goofy non-factory beavertail with checkering designed to replicate the D and C forend style, but not as well done, no mullered borders, etc. 3. The 1910 boltplate indicates it was sent back to the factory after 20 years for some unknown work. The bores are honed to .800 (from the original .790), and wall thickness minima are .35 +- in the R and .40+- in the L. Chokes are .025 in each 30 in. bbl. 4. No birds on the gun--just dogs. The floorplate setter is the best, but curiously off center. The right side setter looks like he is squatting--not my favorite pose. The left side pointer is done much nicer. 5. Barrel flat stamps are hard to read, D4c, 5lb7 unstruck wt., gun weighs exactly 9 lbs. Note the crosshatching on the watertable. Still there after all these years. Seller thought it was an N grade and priced it accordingly. With issues above, I thought it was a fair price, even for a D. Will shoot it at late season pheasants until my arms get too tired.
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