Terry/researcher, I owned Woodstock Tobin #16261. It was in similar condition to yours. The gun was purchased in 1916 by an M.D. practicing in Saskatchewan, I purchased the gun from his son a retired army officer. The gun was a 12.G. and was finished equivalent to the model 100 trap or duck gun, as seen in the Woodstock, Tobin catalogue. The barrels were 30 inch,Krupp steel.It had 3 inch chambers. One unusual feature was the use of recessed chokes, both barrels being full choke. The engraving was border style with a duck in flight on both lock plates.It was stocked in excellent french walnut.The action was tight on the face despite 70 years of service.
The highest grade Woodstock Tobin that I have seen was a model 200 12.G. with 2 sets of barrels 30&28 inch,auto ejectors and double triggers. serial # was 17899. This gun also had Krupp Barrels. A former employee of Crandall told me that the the high grade guns were sent to England to be engraved.I decided against purchasing this gun because the action had been over stressed and as a result was badly off the face.
Last edited by Roy Hebbes; 02/26/09 05:46 PM.
