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I just picked up a Nimrod 16ga in pretty nice condition. On the side plate it says "Nimrod Hammerless". There is a standing hunter with gun stamped on the face of the breech with "Nimrod" underneath. There are no particular marks other than the usual 16/1 and 16 in an oval. There is a CS in an oval on one barrel and the barrels are rolled Krupp Flusstahl-ESSEN. There is no stepped water table. I thought it might have been a 30's gun before I bought it but now I think it must be must be much earlier. I assume CS might be the barrel maker.
Anybody have any idea as to a date? I know it's before the 20's The # is 22496 and it has been applied by individual punches not a roll mark. There are the usual Crown over U ,etc. The serial # is only on the water table and no place else. Last 2 digits on the underside of the forearm.
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So no NITRO stamp on the sides of the tubes or on the flats?
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Raimey, I did not see any. I had to use a loupe to see most of what I found but I don't see a Nitro. There is a crown over W I didn't mention and what looks like 2 diamonds on one tube. There is no name or marks at all on the outside of the tubes(upper side). No gauge or makers name on the rib. Usually there is something there. It almost looks like a set of replacement barrels. There is very little on the water table except the Nimrod Hunter on the breech and the serial#. One other mark I can't make out( maybe an eagle) and a crown over U.
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Thieme and Schlegelmilch possibly the maker? Wasn't "Nimrod" one of their names? Or, was it used only on their Drillings?
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Yes, they used "Nimrod" until they were "associated" in the 1930's. Then the firm Cristoph Funk used the Nimrod name until 1937 .
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