Don't know about using your gun - it would need to be examined by a competent gunsmith to ascertain barrel wall thickness etc. Chamber length may also be an issue, it would not be suitable for use with a modern shell. You probably already know the bore size 11 denotes a 10 gauge and the manufacture date is somewhere between 1855 and 1868.
Looks like a fair quality sidelever gun of the period and the barrels being damascus should have a browned colour as original.
Apologies - had not seen the previous two posts.
Last edited by 300846; 12/26/12 11:50 AM.
