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ok, that fills in some of the gaps, thanks!. i had thought it was a little older than 1920's because of the nitro proof stampings. but i guess the 2 3/4 chambers mske it newer.
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Very nice knockabout; I LIKE the restrained engraving--just enough for a hunting gun.
You will find cylinder bores work very well for most purposes. Shot size and/or hardness choices can somewhat replace chokes, as long as you aren't "sky scraping."
And the barrels are still long enough to swing through nicely. Many cut-off guns aren't very useful not because of the loss of choke, but because of the loss of proper dynamics/balance.
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Another note is that if a longarm has "Vicker's Limited(Ltd.)", or some variant, it will date between the period of 1911 and 1927 when Vicker's absorbed Armstrong-Mitchell, who had previously merged with Sir Joseph Whitworth in 1897); hence, Vickers-Armstrongs.
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i dont know if this shotgun by vickers is the same maker. on gunbroker under sxs double barrel shotgun #235084766 there is a sidelocked vickers.
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Yeah that side lock was the only non machine gun I got in my first image search.
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FWIW, I have a rebarreled Parker PH, with a Vickers labeled barrel. Any connection? Randy
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OT
my mum n dad met at the vickers plant, in Erith or Crayford, Kent during WW11..I think it was Erith.
Does "Seven Oaks" ring a bell ,not in a gun sense.
Big Hop , as in Beer Hops region , if I recall.
I would love to have a gun marked Vickers,for.. well , just for a reminder of my roots....carry on ..those who know
sorry for the memory lane post
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Last edited by Franc Otte; 06/16/11 08:33 PM.
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Randy: Atlas Arms in Chicago offered replacement barrels for Smith and Parker guns in the 50s and 60s using tubes made by Vickers (England) and fit and finished by Armaf in Belgium.
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I think Franchi offered Vicker's steel on their autos and doubles.
Nice story Franc Otte.
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