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Picked up a nice William Cashmore made for Kirkwood Bros in Boston Mass...any way to get a ruff estimate of the age from the proof marks ?

A better picture up close would sure help jOe......hard to read as is, even after blowing it up.....

Looks like a nice gun, congrats.............

I reposted a better picture...I think.

Is that off a "pigeon" gun? Stout proofs.

Much better picture jOe....I see everything but a date code.....the expert Raimey will check in shortly and most likely figure it out knowing what was stamped when and by who........

Ejectors for the Tennessee turkey's......first cabin there jOe....

Hi, Birmingham Proof House under the Rules of 1925 (1925 to 1954).

Looks to be a Waterfowel gun or pigeon as eeb said.

All the best!

Greg

it carries service pressure of 3&1/4 tons per sq. inch or 900kg/sq.cm. capable of handling loads equal to 36gm alphamax or less if in very good mechanical condition. w/o knowing rib style and stock dimensions it's difficult to say what purpose it has been built for.

Joe, Looks like you have a turkey pounder there. Don't mean to hijack your post, but I have a Cashmoor and am curious as you are to the DOM etc. Hope you don't mind if I put mine in the pile to be reviewed for DOM. I forgot my password for Image Shack so can't post any pics. My Cashmore is a 12ga., boxlock, ejectors, straight grip, 26" barrel, nice wood, little engraving, just keylines. Great little upland gun. Barrel flat has same configuration as yours regarding proofs etc. Only difference is mine has 2 5/8" chamber marking, proofed at 1 1/8 oz. Serial number is 20600. Mine doesn't have the screw in the barrel lug. Don't see how I get the ejectors out if need be. Joe, If you can, post a photo of your gun, I'd like to see if it is similar to mine. Randy

I hope to "pound" a few with it...the pristine 32 & 1/8" bores both measure .730 with a Baker bore gauge and are choked 40 thousands each. This gun is about 400 guns older than yours. I think the gun is all original.
There was a faded ink stamp on the really nice Leg O Mutton case that came with it..."Dr.Nenbert J. Fox".

The action looks allot like a W&C Scott box lock I had.

The action has side clips.

The gun has some pretty nice looking wood. The rubber pad is leather covered on only the bottom of the pad. The length of pull is 14 & 1/2" with drop points of 1 & 1/4" and 2 & 5/8".