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11-09-2022, 11:41 AM | #3 | ||||||
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Have you tried to insert a 10 gauge shell in the chamber? We would also like to see the letter you say is different from your "other" letters. Thanks. Lovely gun.
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11-09-2022, 11:58 AM | #4 | ||||||
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Thanks. wish I could find a 10 gauge shell somewhere. having a hard time getting a good read with calipers since it's such a small margin between the two. any ideas how to check if it's 10 gauge without a shell handy?
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11-09-2022, 12:02 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Thanks, finding a 10gauge shell is challenging. stores are still struggling to keep ammo on the shelves around here. I attached the letter. I withheld initially because I wasn't sure if it was permissible to post the research letters. There are some obvious discrepancies right off. T Grade when the gun is Marked P and obviously, it's not a Hammer gun either. I'd really like to know if the 26" barrels are the original or if they were modified.
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11-09-2022, 12:06 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Also, while we are talking about it, can someone tell me the significance of the T inside a partial circle, and the "C" both on the underside of the barrel?
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11-09-2022, 12:22 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Looks like a 1 Frame? I don't think there were many 10's made on a 1 frame, that would be pretty rare.
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11-09-2022, 12:28 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Your barrels are probably cut, to me it looks like your tape measure is reading 26 3/8.
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11-09-2022, 12:29 PM | #9 | ||||||
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T is not a grade, it is a quality. The P is stamped on the water tables. The hats top and bottom on the T indicate a plain twist barrel if I remember correctly. I too believe the barrel weight is much too light for a 10 gauge, as is the overall gun length. A 26" 10 would be a real oddity. Since this is obviously not a hammer gun, my best guess is that there was an error in the work orders and the gun was a hammerless 12 ga. Just my guess. I would also tell you that 26" barrels would be not common in a 12 and even less common in 10. If I were buying the gun, I would presume that it was a 28" or 30" 12 ga with light barrels that was cut off to 26".
Also, try the obvious. If any place has a shell, it will have a 12 g. Buy or borrow one and see if the 12 ga fits tigntly in the chamber. I would bet it will. It is a pretty nice example. However, if the barrels are cut, it's value is greatly diminished, from both a collector or user point. Post a picture of the top of the rib around the bead and the front of the muzzles.Many people here will be able to make a judgement from that. |
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11-09-2022, 12:32 PM | #10 | ||||||
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I didn't mention the 1 frame because it looked so odd. I looked again and it looks like a ! stamp the was cocked when struck so it looks tapered without a top.
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