So many stampings

Capital_Nick

September 20, 2015 17:04

This is from an old bolt action shotgun. I was just amazed by how many proofs and/or serials on this one barrel. What gives?

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  rufe-snow

  September 20, 2015 17:45

  My WAG is that it started out as a French military, black powder, Gras rifle. It was then bored out as a inexpensive shotgun. When it was sold on the surplus market. This was likely done in the late 19th or early 20th Centuries. As the Gras became obsolete after 1886, when the French adopted the 8mm Lebel repeating rifle.

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  fordsix

  September 20, 2015 18:38

  europeons are a funny lot for protacol

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  Capital_Nick

  September 20, 2015 22:02

  quote:rufe-snow
  quote:fordsix
  
  It's just crazy. Ds and Ws inside diamonds. Ss and Bs inside shields. Fs and Ps inside ovals. Bs inside flowers.
  
  Numbers and letters overlapping each other all over the place. Doesn't it get pointless after... well... a point?

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  perry shooter

  September 21, 2015 14:57

  I think this was done with one purpose in mind to confuse anyone that tried to find out if the gun was proof tested after it was turned into a shot gun I bet it was not proof tested

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  Capital_Nick

  September 22, 2015 21:30

  quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
  My WAG is that it started out as a French military, black powder, Gras rifle. It was then bored out as a inexpensive shotgun. When it was sold on the surplus market. This was likely done in the late 19th or early 20th Centuries. As the Gras became obsolete after 1886, when the French adopted the 8mm Lebel repeating rifle.
  
  
  Right you are. I guess I could have just shown the whole gun at first [:D]
  
  
  
  quote:Originally posted by perry shooter
  I think this was done with one purpose in mind to confuse anyone that tried to find out if the gun was proof tested after it was turned into a shot gun I bet it was not proof tested
  
  
  Probably

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