Some of the later Parker 3 inch guns were marked with chamber length, at least in the 10 gauge and 12 gauge types. I'd be interested to know if any of the long chamber smallbore stuff was as well.
A friend of mine is deep in some research into the early shells for these guns. He's out in California where one of the big suppliers (Selby) was located and has some really interesting pieces of ammo in his collection. There's a ton about smallbore duck guns in a publication called "Western Field" which he had luck finding on micro film or fische at one of the university libraries in California.
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV
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