Barrel weight stamp and final gun weight

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Mark Landskov

I have a 1907 vintage GH 12, on a 1-1/2 frame, with 30 inch D3 Damascus barrels. Unstruck weight is 3-14. My little scale shows 3-4 as the final weight. According to the letter, my gun weighed 7-4 when shipped. My scale showed 7-3. Is the one ounce difference from dry wood, or barrel honing? Using snap gages, at about 8 inches from the breech, the bores measure .731". Unfortunately, my Manson gage reads .030" and .036" at 9 inches from the breech. Were they that thin when new? I dunno.

Mark,

Your 10 ounce differential is the record so far! Too bad we'll never be able to answer your question about your gun's weight differential. On the other hand, the unanswered questions only add to the pleasure of owning and shooting old guns, eh? Thanks for contributing this information.