Maybe someone would send a Damascus Parker ten to Birmingham to have it proofed for 3 1/2" shells at 4 tons. I can't remember the shot weight of that proof, but I have seen more than one Damascus Brit gun marked with that particular proof. I think the shot weight may have been 1 3/4 ounces. Phil Futrel once had a hammer Purdey ten with that proof stamped on its Damascus barrels.
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