16 gauge on #2 frame

[John Hancock]

Well this looks to be an unusual gun. I ordered a Letter today, computer says Letter for this serial # is available, will be interesting. All #'s match, photos attached. May need to go into a collection rather than me shooting doves with it. Will decide when get the Letter. Thanks for your coments.
Regards, John Hancock

[George Blair]

Listed in serialization book as a 30" 12 bore.

[John Hancock]

George, The gun certainly is a 16 ga. now and the pic are posted, the gun looks like origional work to me ( I have been around guns for over 50 years). Would you speculate
as to it being a 12 ga in the serialization book. Thanks, John Hancock

[Opening Day]

John the book has been wrong many times, matter of fact I just picked up a forend latch that the book says is a V grade...it's either a B or A grade latch but the serial number in the book says it's a V. The serialization book is a guide there have been many mistakes in the book that people have found so use it as another tool but not the holy grail.

[George Blair]

John, all I know is what is in the book...and many have said the book isn't always right. I do have a EH # 59633 which is within a couple hundred #'s of yours. The #'s on the forend,frame and barrel lug look exactly alike. The #'s on your barrel lug appear to different than the others, and that would make me think the gun was sent back for new barrels at a later date. George

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Eric Eis

John the book has been wrong many times, matter of fact I just picked up a forend latch that the book says is a V grade...it's either a B or A grade latch but the serial number in the book says it's a V. The serialization book is a guide there have been many mistakes in the book that people have found so use it as another tool but not the holy grail.

I have a VH forend and the numbers on the latch confirm it as being a VH but I'll let you decide for yourselves...




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[Opening Day]

Dean youris a match to my forend latch, could be brothers.. Wish I knew who owned the gun, but again this shows there are many mistakes in the book. Funny both were listed as V's

[Dean Romig]

There's no argueing mine being a VH considering the checkering pattern.

[edgarspencer]

Dean, are the tip, latch and iron all numbered the same?

[Jeff K.]

Looks like the engraver was bored that day!