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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy
Is this what your gun looks like?
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Mr. Bill,
If you posted a picture, it did not come through. The prior posted picture from the catalog does not show enough detail for me to make a comparison.
The Read shotgun I saw was a boxlock action with fine line checkering. It had the front plunger forend release (I cannot recall that name of that action, old age memory), fluid steel barrels, and well executed engraving. The gun appeared to have pins instead of screws in the frame/receiver. The chokes were CYL/IMP CYL with my Galazan brass gauge. The barrels measured approximately 27 1/2" long and did not appear to have been cut. The length of pull was 14". I have some Brownell's chamber gauges that have lines measured at 2 3/4" and 3" for the 20 GA, so I could not get an accurate chamber length.
Even with my lack of knowledge of such things I could tell it was a well-made shotgun. The only part that did not seem to be of a higher-grade piece was the quality of the wood of the buttstock.
I had bid on the shotgun but was "sniped" by the end of bidding. I tried to up my bid but was unable to get in on time.
The "gun guy" with the auction company said he had never seen one in his lifetime, and he had worked for the company for several years and in a gun shop prior to his time with the auction company. This fellow was in his 60's and has been involved in the business for his adult life.
I was unable to reach the guy from the auction company this morning to find out where the little gun ended up.
William Read and Sons
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