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Nice gun...wana play poker for her ?
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Very nice, When I was buying American custom shotguns I could never find a good McComas for sale. Is his Baltimore address on the rib and are there any proof marks on the barrel?
A super gun, enjoy!
MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014
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Very nice, When I was buying American custom shotguns I could never find a good McComas for sale. Is his Baltimore address on the rib and are there any proof marks on the barrel?
A super gun, enjoy!
Here are a couple more photos for you.  
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This gun must be MASSIVE! The first picture shows a nicely proportioned gun, but in the second shot the frame makes the breech look like a 16! What's she weigh?
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8's came in several chamber lengths....do you know what hers is ?
Those British proofs along with the quality of the gun to me suggests W & C Scott as a possible English maker ?
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8's came in several chamber lengths....do you know what hers is ?
Those British proofs along with the quality of the gun to me suggests W & C Scott as a possible English maker ? If you talking about barrel length its 36". Does that mean the barrel was made in England and the rest of the gun was made by Alexander McComas? I often wondered why the guns serial number (2431) did not match the barrel numbers (32312). This might explain the decrepency. Let me know if you would. Thanks,
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Jack, most of the early American custom makers imported barrelled actions and stocked and finished them here. There are exceptions to that rule and I don't want to open that can of worms, but the proofs remove doubt that the barrels were imported. I don't think McComas made 2431 guns, so I don't think that's his serial number. I'd bet the action was also imported and that may be a patent use number. There are so many possibilities that it almost makes sense to just accept a nice gun for what it is and not get wrapped up in who made the components - It's a McComas of Baltimore.
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Jack, most of the early American custom makers imported barrelled actions and stocked and finished them here. There are exceptions to that rule and I don't want to open that can of worms, but the proofs remove doubt that the barrels were imported. I don't think McComas made 2431 guns, so I don't think that's his serial number. I'd bet the action was also imported and that may be a patent use number. There are so many possibilities that it almost makes sense to just accept a nice gun for what it is and not get wrapped up in who made the components - It's a McComas of Baltimore. Thanks so much for the information. Here's another photo of the action. No markings or numbers though. 
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