Ogden-Smiths Hussey - Page 3

jsd · 02-21-2018, 06:46 PM

Thanks all for all the information. I don't know where the match to the set is. I did find an old auction listing for a 12ga that is one serial number below this one, but not the other gun of the pair.

Thanks
Jeff

Setter Man · 02-22-2018, 06:18 PM

How much does it weight? Curious if the frame is scaled for a 20 or 12.

jsd · 02-23-2018, 12:18 PM

Jay, sorry for the delay responding. 5 pounds 6 pounces on a digital scale.

Craig Budgeon · 02-25-2018, 10:46 AM

There is an excellent article on Ogden, Smith, & Hussey in a DGJ article but I am 1600miles away from my reference material. Your gun has been proved in 1993 as stated but that only attest to its strength on the day of proof testing. Metal fatigues after so many cycles, hours, or applications and the barrels on that gun are marginal NOW. The barrels look reblued to me as the breech looks to be below the fences and if a dent had been raised that may account for the .012 wall thickness. 16.0 MM = .6299 inches

John Morris · 05-04-2025, 10:14 AM

This site came up on a search and I joined. I have an Ogden Smiths and Hussey 20 ga given by my grandfather and now I want to give it down a couple of more generations. The gun is lightweight and small-built for a woman. The stock was replaced in about 1960 and the job was pretty poor. I would like to have a classy stock done by a true professional, and it appears that I should have the gun measured for strength before it is given to my granddaughter. Any suggestions. Thanks for the help.

Eddie Kay · 05-04-2025, 10:40 AM

My H H Hussey sidelock.

ArtS · 05-05-2025, 09:33 AM

It's been mentioned in this thread a few times, but I think the most immediate action should be to measure the bores id. It is a much simpler task than measuring the wall thickness and many more people have the equipment. A reproof in 1993 is a relatively recent event in an English shotgun, and a measurement would show if the bores had been modified since then. If they are still at the proof diameter, the only way they would be out of proof is that they had been restruck and reblued since then. I would suspect that the barrels were reblued while the gun was being honed.