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They are three bar Damascus and I plan to refinish to the black-brown as original
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Leighton, the checkering on the forend is the early "G" style referred to as "three-point".
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Leighton,
That old girl looks great for her age. I don't know about the barrels, I would leave the patina that has taken 130 years. Have I missed something from the picture? Anyway a wonderful find. Kindest, Harry |
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Very interesting Leighton. I bought 3083 as part of an all or nothing estate sale of three Parker lifters about 15 years ago. It is listed as a ten gauge, but measures as a 12 ga. It has a three point fore end checking pattern and the same lock engraving pattern as 3291, which I am quite sure is a $135 grade. The fore end is not the bow tie of 3291, and 3083 has a latch fore end release. I would assume that the later checking pattern and latch change were done at the same time.
Best, Austin |
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I decided to try some 10 ga 2 7/8 in it yesterday that I had cut and they will not go!?
I now find that the chambers are close to 2 1/2 inches . Even 2 5/8 seems tight . Is this normal for an 1874 era gun to have about 2 5/8 chambers? |
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12-11-2009, 12:49 PM
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They are probably square cornered chambers which require shells very close to the exact length of the chamber, whatever that length may be.
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Well, it looks like I am gonna have to trim my 2 3/4 shells to 2 1/2 now.
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12-11-2009, 01:43 PM
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Davis has a top lever 10 gauge like that, chambers measure in at 2 1/2. And, believe it or not, I have a factory loaded PAPER Selby 10 gauge shell of that length in my collection.
Destry
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