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Ted,
Thanks. Then my 12-g Darne with two-piece stock and no discs (No.22347)is c.1908 or before.

Steve,
That does depend on the grade of the gun also. My two piece stock gun with no discs was positively built in 1946.

Tell us a bit more about the information on the flats of your gun.

I've seen a few Halifax guns and R10s that have simple three digit serial numbers, and later features. Hard to place them, for sure.

Best,
Ted

Here is an example, one piece stock:


Can it be roughly dated? The gun was expressly made for export.

JC

Between 1900 and 1924-rough enough?

Best,
Ted

Mine is marked with a crown over the letters PS. Does that pin the date down at all?

Pre 1900, probably. Powder S was in use for proof from 1896 until 1914. From what I was told by the proofmaster at St. Etienne, powder T came on in 1900 and was the standard proof powder, BUT, the customer could specify proof with powders J, S, M or R, after 1900 until 1914-but, few, very, very few, actually did.
You might want to keep your load pressure down with that old girl. The old powders were dropped from use as proof powders because they had trouble getting them to develop 12,000 PSI minimum pressure specified by the Brussels convention.
Powder T is the only one of them still in use today.


Best,
Ted

Hello Ted,

Yes, and thank you.

Best to you too.

JC

Ted:

Thanks for the information.

Rem

Always remember fellows, it's worth more than you paid for it!!!! And, stupid looks are STILL free!
Best,
Ted