4 to 6 frame 12 ga

[OH Osthaus]

but Bill

those guns were only meant to carried from the club house to the boat

then it was just lifting them to shoot

[Phil C]

Bill what was the date in which the gun was rebarreled?

[charlie cleveland]

yes bill you have my dream gun....dont you wish you had the 8 ga barrels also what a gun...who ever ordered this gun sure knew what they wanted....parker brothers really made some interesting guns for us....charlie

[Bill Murphy]

Phil, no record of the rebarreling. It was probably done after the end of the order books or is in a missing book. The gun was originally ordered by a Nebraska farm family who were big property owners, and obviously waterfowlers. I have a bunch of provenance on the family. I even have one early ATA record on him.

[Mark Kircher]

Originally Posted by Bill Zachow

Does anyone know how long the barrels are? With the chamber wall thickness as heavy as it looks, I am somewhat suprised that they are only marked 7/13. My 6 frame 8 gauge with 36" barrels are marked 9/1.

My 6 FRAME Hammerless 32" 10 BORE barrels weigh 8/1. I am not sure if fluid steel would weigh more than the damascus I have. But if the 12 bore barrels were also 32" I would expect them to be heavier.... So perhaps they are only 30"s ???

[Phil C]

Thanks Bill. Makes you wonder if it was a way to keep using the shotgun after the 8 gauge was banned. After all with those long chambers it put it right back up there with the 8.

[Phil C]

My 5 frame 10 gauge top lever hammer gun Also came out of Nebraska. Shipped in 1890 and letters to 3" chambers.

[Bill Murphy]

Chamber inserts would have been so much easier, and cheaper than new barrels.

[Phil C]

Good point Bill, I wonder when chamber inserts were developed? Inserts keep you shooting but the inserts I used are not the fasting things to use. I am going to sell the ones I have because I just so rarely use them.

[charlie cleveland]

phill are the inserts for a 8 gauge if they are i would be interested in them...charlie