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MD, yes they made a single barrel trap gun.

Great to see some attention on Meriden doubles. I can add a few more data points to the collection:

12 Ga 38419 AJ Aubrey K28 35 (28" Krupp ejectors)

12 Ga 41910 Meriden Firearms C30 (no grade - heavily engraved w/flying turnips)

12 Ga. 48517 New Aubrey T32 40 (32" twist)

16 Ga. 70163 The Meriden Firearms Co. S28 19 (my favorite)

12 Ga. 75395 The Meriden Firearms Co. S30 18

12 Ga. 322512 AJ Aubrey S30 18 (The serial number really is 6 digits)

All guns are hammerless and all but the K28 have extractors.

You guys sure make it hard on a guy to let go of a gun... I think I'll keep her and sell something else! I do believe a collection of graded Meriden and Baker guns will be my next endeavor in the collecting world. I'm looking for a good Paragon...

Thanks for posting this...

Does this gun have Steel,Damascus or Twist barrels?
41910 Meriden Firearms C30

Does this gun have any markings on the rib?
12 Ga. 322512 AJ Aubrey

I went through past posts on this board and picked up a few more. Thanks to grendel's 5, there are now 41 guns on the list.

Thanks,

Pete

Pete, the guns marked with a C30 or similar were "chain damascus"

Thanks Grendel (and BTW I was just in Norton-nice town, people, and country)
Could you please post ultra close up pics of the chain damascus pattern on your C30? Are there any marks just forward of the brl flats to indicate the Belgian maker?
And pics of the sideplate engraving on your 41910? Thanks!

Pete/Rev,
Unfortunately all that I have left of the C30 is the receiver. It's a parts gun. I believe that Daryl is correct on chain damascus. I have not puzzled out the image posting tricks, but here's a photo URL:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2039372104_448c446093_b.jpg

322512 is also a parts gun and the barrels are long gone. However I pulled the locks off tonight and found that both locks are the v-spring style and both are stamped 32251 (no final 2). I suspect that the extra digit in the receiver number was a factory slip-up. I'm pretty sure the correct serial should be 32251 as marked on the locks.

Here are some serials and sketchy notes on other Meriden/Aubrey doubles that have passed through my gun safe in recent years:

12 Ga. 3495 A.J. Aubrey damascus hammer gun
12 Ga. 12382 A.J. Aubrey steel hammer gun
12 Ga. 12412 A.J. Aubrey T30 hammerless, extractors
16 Ga. 78425 Meriden K32 Krupp hammerless, extractors

Thanks Grendel-I'll get that pic added to the PictureTrail album
And a remarkable (and likely intentional) resemblance to this 1910 GHE



Where DO those flying turnips breed back east?

Albeit late, I'm excited to finally be able to contribute SOMETHING (minor) to this board!

I have an A.J. Aubrey hammerless, 12 guage, Ser. #26941.
Marked on rib "DAMASCUS STEEL MFG. BY THE MERIDEN FIRE ARMS CO. MERIDEN, CT. U.S.A. PAT'D JY. 9, 1907"

"52" is stamped on right receiver flat.
"D32" is stamped on left receiver flat.
31.375" bbls, choked atleast full and full (only had a dime)

Sorry so late, I hope somebody is still interested in the info.

Jeff L.

Thanks Jeff, but how many pages did you have to go through to find this thread?!