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This is a shotgun project that has been in the shop for 7-8 yrs. I finally got off my duff and wrote a inquiry to the Univ. of Glasgow, Scotland, regarding this old gun, after about a 3 week wait I got a replay. Their records show that #18903 was sold to Col. Anderson in 1897 for L25.00. Now I have to decide if I want to spend L40.00 to get a digital copy of the ledger page that will show the maker, etc.
This is a really neat old gun, The barrels show London black powder proof, bores have very light straight rifling, Fluid steel. The rib has 2 flip-up express sight leafs and engraved on the rib is "The Jungle Gun". The action is Anson & Deeley, double under bolts and there is a bight on the Dollshead providing a third fastener .Bolstered firing pins, double sears, hung top and bottom. (see photo), all internal parts are highly polished, really nice workmanship.
The gun has a broken buttstock, missing rear tang screw, broken trigger guard and safety toggle, etc.
Would this gun be considered a double rifle or a shot and ball or a combination gun? Would like to see a catalog of that time period to see how it was promoted/described.

I thought it was different enough to share with the board.

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A nice ball and shot gun worthy of restoration if the bores are still good built on the desirable screw grip action. I like it!

Yours was a princess compared to my Plain Jane beauty 1913 12 gauge with good case colours which university letter says sold to so-and-so for six pounds, six shillings!

The one that I owned was straight rifling until the last 6 inches where it started a very very slow twist. Check again and see if there's a change in the last 6 inches or so.

Sounds like you have a gun worthy of restoration. I for one would like to see more pictures.
Jim

Jerry, if you will add [img] before your picture stings and [/img] after each of the strings, they will show up and I will delete my post.
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SKB please enlighten me on the "Screw Grip" action and how you can tell from the photo that it is a screw grip.

A front view of the standing breech shows it best but the clipped spade third bite on the barrel extension is a tell tale sign. See this thread for a better explanation than I can provide

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=149435&page=1

Also has intercepting sears which reflects the high quality of the action.

I got one of these for a friend in Texas last year, cased with all the loading tools etc. Plain but well made and a 'poor man's Paradox' if you like.

We will be playing with it to see how it patterns and then we may try and kill some hogs with it - he is talking about taking it to Zambia when we go next year to hunt in the bush. Could be fun. If you struggle with bullets, let me know, I'll see if I can make you some with the mold we have.