Third times the charm

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by KCordell

I believe the plugs on the side of the barrels are made of platinum? Can someone validate this? As I was informed, they are "supposed" to blow out if there is a significant amount of pressure? Generally, the lower quality guns did not have this feature.

yes, those are platinum blow out plugs, and yes - generally a sign of a better gun.

My 14 bore is a decent grade some engraving , "fine London Twist" barrels but as nicely as it is finished- no plugs

[KCordell]

Here is my 14 bore. No blow out plugs but as you can see, fairly decent SUHL quality gun and an absolute joy in the field.

[OH Osthaus]

the difference- here is my 14, roughly the same specs- a little more drop, a good solid gun but a little lessor quality than the one I opened the thread with, but it weighs 3/4 of a pound more and you can tell it was never finished to the level of the 15 gauge


the locks say Perkins- a Birmingham lock maker who may have also assembled guns.