Strange 20 guage ??

[C.O.B.]

Bill I don't think you can reduce the guage by sleeving. Was there a noticable taper in the barrels that would indicate the size difference fron a 12 to a 20?

[Bill Faulk]

yes.that is what i can not see how this is done.the chambers were sleeved to accept a 3"20 ga and easily seen.however the muzzle ends appear to not have sleeve but true 20 ga constriction... Bill

[Autumn Daze]

Bill, Could this have been a set of tubes you saw such as Briley?

[Bill Faulk]

Dave,
Ilooked up the SN in my book.Gun was shipped in 1892 as a 12 ga.
The chambers were 12 ga and sleeved for a 20 ga.The muzzles appear to be true 20 ga..no tubes.
I have heard the English have a process to do this but have never seen an example...this would be a Frankenstein gun...