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I found a F Dumoulin & Cie Liege 20 gauge yesterday at a local shop. It sports 30” barrels with great bores. This hammer gun seems to have been well cared for and comes in a A&F leather case.
It is tight on face and locks up tight. Wood is in excellent condition. It has pretty plain simple scroll engraving.
I am unfamiliar with the maker and am wondering about what others thoughts are on this maker.
I plan to take another look at it this morning and will take pictures.
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Dumoulin , like many. Belgian makers, could make guns from the highest quality, to a lower price point. I have a steel barreled hammer Dumoulin with deep chiseled engraving and gold names. It is a rather high quality gun. I don’t know what the A and F case is like. It could be worth a few hundred in itself. Being a 20 gauge hammer gun is a step up in value.
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They made good, serviceable guns.
Plenty of them around.
Out there doing it best I can.
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The lettre annale is a ' g' for 1928 Cornell Pubs has an A&F 1929 catalog but it may not have been an A&F gun. The ones I've seen had the chamber length indicated in inches. This one has FOR ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. on the R barrel https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/48/1616/cased-dumoulin-box-lock-model-double-barrel-shotgunhttps://cornellpubs.com/product/874/The tubes are fluid steel by Laurent Lochet-Habran and are Smokeless Powder proved, which was mandatory after 1924 Chambers 65 mm = 2 1/2" At the time of proof the barrels weighed 1.369 Kg = or 3.02 #. If > 3% less now (from honing) they would be considered out of proof The bore of 15.9 mm = .626" is odd; 20g was usually 15.6 mm = .615". The 9 may have actually been stamped upside down. Muzzle dimensions were not marked after 1924
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Thank you for the information Doc. Im Looking forward to shooting it on some dairy birds soon. The case with the reloading items, the leather box, and cleaning rod was a real plus.
Chokes are open, and the bores measure very close to .626 and the chambers are 2 1/2”.
I will need to weight the barrels.
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Dairy birds…we call ‘em barn ducks.
Good looking gun.
Best,
Ted
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You done good. Nice long barreled hammergun.
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