Congratulations on your bar in wood Westley. Mine is a 34" eight gauge, cylinder bores, made in 1872. They are wonderful guns when in high condition. I don't think mine has ever spent a day outdoors. Strange that someone would own such a gun and never take it hunting. I bought mine the month I came home from the Army in 1969 to a growing family. I don't remember where the money came from. Murphy