Most Parker Bros. 12-gauge guns from the mid-1890s on left Meriden with 2 5/8 inch chambers and were intended for use with 12-gauge 2 3/4 inch or shorter paper shells. A few 12-gauge guns were ordered for the longer shells, which came with more and better wadding, 2 7/8, 3 or even 3 1/4 inch.
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