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If it's had much use, there may be marks from a stirrup shaped gun support that gets stuck in the ground, and the gun set in it while waiting for the flights.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Had a friend in the UK who made and hunted a punt gun. He worked for the Harrier Jet people and had full access to their tool room. He had it proved in Birmingham. He gave me one of his O bore new shells, it's roughly 8.5 inches long and the OD is about 1.25 inches.
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from info provided, i am declaring i have a large bore percussion gun. Was wondering if anyone has info on the markings on the barrel and/or what can can be determined from info provided on the gun.
and maybe some sort of value ........?
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you are correct , more pics coming.
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Prepare to be disappointed.
C!osed auctions on 10bore percussion fowlers are pretty low.
I thought Golcher might bump it up, but nope.
Out there doing it best I can.
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A friend whom is now deceased owned 10 4 bore guns. I went to his house and measured all from muzzle to breech. He wanted a choke gage made and I made him a 10 to give to friends that has 4 bores. He wanted them made out of brass and I told him he would need a holster to carry one, but he insisted. From those readings for choke we averaged the readings and came up with
cyl/bore .935
imp.cyl. .920
mod. .905
imp. mod. 890
full .875
Some of these were single barrel.
He also had 28 8 gauge guns mostly doubles. He owned the only two consecutive serial numbered Quality 4 L.C. Smiths.
This ought to give you an idea of what you have.
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David
are you talking about my old friend Bernie Laliberati.....?
Hope that is how his last name was spelt, Bernie bought a number of big bore guns from me over the years.
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From what I've saw in the photos I'd say you would be hard pressed to get 4 or 5 hundred for it...really hard pressed.
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keep it simple and keep it safe...
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