Thanks for the education. There were no such markings on the gun in question -- only the serial, and "field". As it is, I went with a different gun, which seems to have everything correct and original.
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Originally Posted by Drew Hause
From the beginning, unless requested otherwise (and so stamped) 12 gauge hammer and hammerless L.C. Smith chambers were 2 3/4".
2 7/8" & 3" chambers were not uncommon on guns for Live Bird and Inanimate Target shooting - not for more powder or shot but additional wadding.
Unfortunately the 1890 - 1913 Hunter Arms shipping records, unless for a high grade gun, have limited information and are unlikely to document a special order chamber length.
It is not uncommon to find barrels with lengthened forcing cones that have had the chambers lengthened in the process  |
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