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Hi everyone! I am a brand new member looking for some information regarding an old side-by-side that has been passed down to me. My father hunted with it when he was young, and his father did before him. Just for information, by father is 78 now. I cannot find too much regarding this gun, other than it is Scottish, but can find no pictures online of one that looks like this one. Top of the barrel reads THOMSON EDINBURGH No18043 . I have looked online and found nothing in regards to a registry for these guns. I thought I would post a few pics and info here and see what I can find out people who would be more knowledgeable of these guns. I am trying to post a pic of the gun, it will take a minute as I cannot find the IMAGE button at bottom of the screen that it says should be there in the FAQ thread...
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Last edited by Patio; 02/14/21 07:54 PM. Reason: learning to post photos
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Could possibly be Alexander Thomson & Son, 95 Princes St., Edinburgh. Your gun appears to be a back-action, lever-over-guard (Jones underlever).
The marks on the underside of the barrel might help date it as would knowing how the forend attaches to the barrels.
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Last edited by skeettx; 02/14/21 08:55 PM.
USAF RET 1971-95
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Thanks Skeettx for posting the pics. I will try to make them work for me....still the learning curve going on. Read the linked forum posts, I have found the info to the gunsmith but am still unaware to the age of the gun. Trying to figure out approximate year(s) it was/would have been made. Steve Helsley - here is a link to the pic of where the forend attaches to the barrel. There are no markings to be found on the metal itself. Am I not looking in the proper place? It looks like there was some finishing piece possibly removed, or fell off the end of the wood to leave the shape that his now there? and apparently I need to find a different photo sharing site, as I do not have the correct plan to post pics using Photobucket [img] http://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...;height=278&fit=bounds&crop=fill[/img]
Last edited by Patio; 02/14/21 09:54 PM.
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If I recall correctly, Diggory Hadoke had a 12 bore hammer Thompson that made regular trips to Africa with him. He gave up trying to find out more about it. It was a nicely made box lock NE I believe, and not worth so much he would regret if it ended up lost, stolen or damaged.
Best, Ted
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That gun has nice lines.
If the barrels are sound, I would be happy to use it.
It’s not particularly ornate, but I think with a little cleaning/polishing, it would be very pleasing.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Clapper - The gun was a workhorse for the family for many years. I have no doubt it was cleaned, just don't know how well and how many years ago. As far as polished....not sure that was something they did on the farm back then. lol
I was also wondering if there could be any downside to giving it a real good cleaning? As far as the barrels are concerned, they look like they have seen better days. The insides are slightly marred from use over the many years, but at some point I will be taking it to a proper gunsmith to check it out before thinking of firing it. I think that would be prudent.
skeettx - I will follow that recipe for posting the next picture. Thanks.
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Use the search function on this site, you will see some dramatic script and clean results.
I’d start just by giving it a gentle washing with spic and span on the wood.
You really are trying to clean the barrels just like you would a normal shotgun, to identify if there’s any substantial pitting or anything inside the tube. That would render them unsafe to use. If after a typical shotgun barrel cleaning,they look nice inside, having somebody check the wall thickness, and you’ll be good to go with appropriate loads.
No power tools.
Out there doing it best I can.
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