Hello Gentlemen:
I would like to have some information regarding my shotgun. It is marked N.R.Davis and is a 20 gage SxS.
When was this gun manufactured? I read that the N.R.Davis Co. existed between 1853 and 1917 Then sold to the Davis Warner Arms Corp. who was in business from 1917-1930. Was this gun made by N.R.Davis or Davis Warner Gun Corp.?
I had a gunsmith open the chokes. He also backbored it without my knowledge and/or my consent. He said the the gun was safe to fire any type of shells. I would not use steel in this gun! Do you consider this gun safe to fire modern ammo in it or should I use only low pressure loads?
I bought this gun for $200.00 from a family member to have as a piece of family history. I also like the way that it handles for hunting over a pointer. The gun is in great shape for its age. No blemishes on the wood or metal inside or out. The gun survived a major mud slide and flood early in the 20th century. It was lost and then found in a barbershop that ws owned by a black barber in the South. The fact that it found its way back to the orginal owner who was White is truly a miracle.
In any case, can anybody give me some information regarding this gun?
Tia,
Franchi
Last edited by Franchi; 10/07/14 07:08 AM.
