The 2” 12 Gauge

[Matt Buckley]

Here is an English 12 gauge 2" sold by J&W Tolley of Birmingham and probably built by Skimin and Wood who built most of the 2" guns. The barrels carry the JA stamp which stands for Joseph Asbury who manufactured most of the 2" chambered barrels for these English guns. This gun has the proof marks date code of 1938-39. The gun weights 5lbs 8oz and is choked LB .045 and RB .013 and has MWT of LB .019 and RB .017.

On a side note I know everyone gets concerned about MWT barrels under .020 but I keep running into English guns with barrels under this measurement that passed proof and still remain in proof.

[Ken Hill]

Matt,

I would be curious to know the original bore diameter at proof. The gun doesn’t look to reproofed but, it could have had some cleanup to the barrels. One of the issues with barrels below 21 thousandths is the ability to fix dents or reblack.

Ken

[Jay Oliver]

That's a great gun Matt! I was just thinking about a 2" 12. I had one, but it was choked cyl/cyl and I didn't shoot it that well. I moved it along not that long after getting it.

I would like to find another with more constriction. I worked up some nice 3/4oz loads.

[Matt Buckley]

I would doubt this gun was ever shot enough and abused to have the bores cleaned up. The gun was imported from Simpson Ltd as marked on the barrels and it had to pass measurements within the proof marks to be exported out of England. This gun has a lot of original case colors as well which would lead me to think it wasn’t carried a ton.

[J. A. EARLY]

https://parkerguns.org/forums/showth...t=jerry+harlow

[Keith Sirmans]

https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums...gonew=1#UNREAD
Here is another one I am sure you have seen. My buddy started it so if ya have any questions I can get you in touch with him easily