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Can anyone tell me when the first 28 Gauge was introduced and by whom?
Ed
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I believe Parker made the first 28s in this country but it was not a Parker invention. I'm sure they were made elsewhere before that.
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I believe 28's were made in England well before 1900.
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In the U.S., Remington Arms Co. offered their side-lever single barrel in 28-gauge slightly before the Brothers P started marketting their 28-gauge doubles. It is an old wives tale that Parker Bros. invented the 28-gauge and it just won't go away. It was stated earlier this year in The American Rifleman!! The early Parker Bros. 28-gauges were built on the 20-gauge 0-frame. The lightened 00-frame 28-gauges didn't come along until well into the 20th Century.
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See the Nov/Dec 2006 issue of Shooting Sportsman. Silvio Calabi wrote an excellent piece on the 28-gauge and shows a "breechloading centerfire 28-gauge cartridge gun" by Samuel Pauly, made in 1814.
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The Nov/Dec 2006 edition of [a certain magazine that I'm not sure can be mentioned here] had an article on the 28g. It said the earliest known was made in France by Samuel Pauly in 1814. In the U.S., the first was an 1853 Sharps.
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The Nov/Dec 2006 edition of [a certain magazine that I'm not sure can be mentioned here] Oh, go ahead and say it. I did...
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Evidently the 28 showed up fairly early in breechloading cartridge guns. Greener in his work, "The Gun and Its Development", makes mention of the 28 at the London Field Trials of 1879. And as mentioned by others, muzzleloaders--especially flintlocks--were generally made in the smaller gauges and would date well into the 18th century. Economy may have dictated this. I suspect that the smaller bores became less popular as the Arte Of Shooting Flying came into favor. They seem to have experienced a resurgence as sports looked for more challenging tools. Oddly enough my guess is the 12 gauge was the "late comer" in general use, becoming the standard English gauge during the percussion period.
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I have one of those early Parker 28's on a 0 frame...what a terrible gun! If only it were a 00 frame. If anyone has any Parker 28's on 0 frame I would recommend sending to me so I can help you by taking it off your hands.
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The Parker plant experimented with an 18 gauge for a while. Seen pictures of the gun and a box of ammunition. Maybe folks assume the 28 was the same deal.
Best,
Ted
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