Does anyone know if it was common in the 1920's for Churchill to offer 25" barrels on 12 ga guns.
They did offer 25 inch barrels in the 1920's. They were badged as such with the trademark "XXV." I have a Churchill catalogue from 1922 and on page 26 of that catalogue they promote the 25 "XXV" inch barrel guns over several pages.
They offered 25 inch barrels on 12 gauges before WW l. But I don't think they were marketed/promoted as "XXV" though until after WW l.
A couple of different places in the book "The House of Churchill" it is stated that Robert Churchill began to experiment with 25 inch barrel guns in 1911.
"The House of Churchill" on page 104 calls the story (of the origin of 25 inch barrels XXV) of a gun having damaged barrels and being shortened to 25 inches as "most unlikely" and that Robert Churchill denied that rumor.
