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12-11-2021, 02:30 PM | #13 | ||||||
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Don't all British guns have to be reproofed (reproved?) before sale?
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12-11-2021, 03:21 PM | #14 | ||||||
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Just my opinion, but, aren't most of the better British guns refinished/refurbished by the guns maker, in most cases, as opposed to some of the non-professional ( restorers ) that attempt to "pretty up " some trashed out guns that show up for sale from time to time over here? Thin barrels are another matter but I doubt that the better British "gunmakers" would re-bore a barrel to the point that it would not pass proof, and then send it along to its owner. Independent gunsmiths, however, may have a different take on the matter of thinning the barrels to clean up the bore of a customers gun.
Refurbishment, to me, is not a problem as long as it is done tastefully and the safety of the gun is not compromised. |
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12-11-2021, 03:29 PM | #15 | ||||||
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Steve, just because we're not 100% original condition doesn't mean we're not "classics"!!
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12-11-2021, 06:55 PM | #16 | ||||||
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For me it really depends, my favorite are these ones that arent quite brown but have what I would call a honey color to them or patina especially chain damascus I dont think the is a better looking type and finish than this for damascus.
My grade 2 barrels have a similar color and I have seen a few other Parker hammerguns with similar colored barrels. |
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12-11-2021, 07:08 PM | #17 | |||||||
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12-11-2021, 09:01 PM | #18 | ||||||
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There is a gun in Holt's auction with .012 wall thickness in one barrel. It passed proof and is being sold as "in proof". British proof is a crock. Of course, that is not what we're discussing here. We're discussing the poor quality of UK gunsmiths who grind out barrels, inside and out, to the point that auctioneers have to describe a fine gun "wall thickness below recommended minimums".
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12-11-2021, 09:59 PM | #19 | |||||||
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12-12-2021, 05:05 AM | #20 | ||||||
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I sure would like to get back to my original question/topic.
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