Miller, here are the proofs on my Knockabout, notice that it has no nitro proofs, I guess they figured it was not necessary for us. It also has 2 5/8" chambers which was standard at the time for 2 3/4 " shells. This an unmolested 12ga 6 1/2 lb gun with 28" barrels, serial # 61414. According to my info the "not for ball" marking ended in 1897, plus there is too much engraving for a knockabout on the gun in question.


I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong