Some new info on dates that might help with my Robust. A discussion in another forum:
http://www.gournetusa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=52 establishes a date for a gun quite close to mine: 166216 compared to my 148346. The 166 gun is dated on the butt stock February 5, 1932. So it looks like my gun is older but not by much. Maybe 1928-1931?
That early date makes me suspect the originality of the 2.75-inch chambers. The seller read and described the proof marks over the phone but could not see any clear 65s or 70s denoting chamber length. Anyway, I plan to shoot low-pressure loads of 1 ounce or less, so I'm not concerned. But I am curious.
Bill
