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01-28-2022, 01:06 PM | #3 | ||||||
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I believe it's # 94373 with Damascus barrels
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01-28-2022, 02:15 PM | #4 | ||||||
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94373 is the lowest serial number in the table of 28 gauge guns in the rear of Vol II of TPS.
However, it is shown as a Grade 5 with 28-inch Titanic Steel barrels. .
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01-28-2022, 03:20 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Anyone know the serial number of Chas. Askins' heavy 30-inch barrel, 2 7/8 inch chambered, 28-gauge he writes about in his 1910 book and December 1912 Field & Stream article "The Twenty-Eight Gauge Elf"?
The "standard" 28-gauge shell back in the day was a 2 1/2-inch shell with 1 3/4-drams of bulk smokeless powder (or 14-grains of dense smokeless powder such as Infallible or Ballistite) pushing 5/8 ounce of shot. NITRO CLUB 28-ga 1 3-4 dram, 5-8 ounce.jpg The factory loaded 2 7/8-inch shell had a load of 2-drams of bulk smokeless powder (or 16-grains of dense smokeless powder such as Infallible or Ballistite) pushing 5/8 ounce of shot. TARGET 28-ga 2 7-8 inch.jpg Askins writes of hand loading 2 1/8 drams of Schultze and 3/4 ounce of shot in the 2 7/8-inch hull for his nearly 7- pound gun. |
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01-28-2022, 08:11 PM | #6 | ||||||
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this is very interesting....a 2 7/8 inch shell and almost a 7 lb gun in 28 ga...this gun must have been a 1 frame gun possibly 2 frame...do we know the where abouts of this gun....charlie
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In addition to the V and P grade guns that were omitted, the Grade 2 guns within these ranges were not included either. .
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01-29-2022, 01:05 AM | #9 | ||||||
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The "Book" is the serialization book, which includes only stock book entries. Some of the research for the article in question was taken from early order books, adding to the available research. Order book information is available one gun at a time from Chuck, our researcher, at $40.00 a gun, or from an order book itself.
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01-29-2022, 07:05 AM | #10 | ||||||
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The team that took on the project of coping the records I understand were under a time constraint. They did a great job of getting what we now have at their on expense. For this I know we are all grateful.
I wonder if sometime in the future PGCA could get permission to access the records again. It’s my understanding that each page had to be placed on a copy machine and copied. With today’s technology with high definition cell phone cameras. It might be possible for a handful of people to quickly copy these records. This would allow each page to be fully copied. Also many of the records are hard to read and the high definition pictures could be enlarge and contrast enhanced to better interpret what was written. |
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