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Gun described as "2¾-inch chambers with fixed chokes measuring full and improved cylinder."

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Birmingham nitro proofs...

odd that stamps are not on barrel flats...

and to be safe, measure barrel walls in front of chambers...

if less than .090, seek professional advise...

is there a makers name stamped on top rib?

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Does that say "vd wenachie, wa" on the lower rib (Vintage Doubles)?

1 1/8 Oz Nitro Proof, can't make out the Crossed Halbards to determine the date it went thru Birmingham proof.

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ACF, Greensboro, ?? Was the importer.


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Originally Posted by ed good
odd that stamps are not on barrel flats...

That's what struck me as odd.

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is there a makers name stamped on top rib?

Cole & Son. Portmouth. Proprietor T. P. Trevor.

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Originally Posted by Lloyd3
Does that say "vd wenachie, wa" on the lower rib (Vintage Doubles)?
ACF Greensboro, VA

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1 1/8 Oz Nitro Proof, can't make out the Crossed Halbards to determine the date it went thru Birmingham proof.

I don't even see crossed halbards...

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Originally Posted by ClapperZapper
ACF, Greensboro, ?? Was the importer.

Yes.

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Quite a few WR guns are marked on the barrels and not the flats. The gun is marked for 1 1/8 oz so it should be 2 1/2” chambers.

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Originally Posted by KDGJ
Quite a few WR guns are marked on the barrels and not the flats. The gun is marked for 1 1/8 oz so it should be 2 1/2” chambers.

Ken

That was my thought...

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what the chambers were is unimportant...

what they are now and is the gun safe to shoot with field loads, that is the question...


keep it simple and keep it safe...
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