The W.S. Perry ten gauge pigeon gun, pictured on page 271 of "Shooting Flying" by EDM is a #4 frame 11 pound gun. It is the only 33" C Grade hammer gun. Oddly, there are many more ten gauge Bernard hammer guns than there are twelves. Shortly after this gun was built, Parker Brothers introduced the hammerless and apparently insisted that company shooters like Perry give up their hammer guns for hammerless tens. As I recall, research shows that Perry had probably received his new D Grade hammerless ten in time to use it on the U.S. Cartridge Company national tour. Ed's chapter that includes page 271 is interesting reading, explains the tour in detail.
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