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mauser 14ga geha shotgun?

jaegermister
Listed for sale is geha mauser conversion. 14ga? They made a 14 ga?
Also does anyone have a 20ga and if so are the front locking lug recesses bored out like the other gauges or is there front lock up?
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  • bobski
    common gauge for indian troops in india.
    was designed to thwart the use of the gun for any other intended purpose other than for what it was issued for, namely prison guards or sentries. the british ammo was issued only from one source, thus rendering the gun meaningless if stolen from bandits.
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  • Tailgunner1954
    quote:Originally posted by bobski
    common gauge for indian troops in india.
    was designed to thwart the use of the gun for any other intended purpose other than for what it was issued for, namely prison guards or sentries. the british ammo was issued only from one source, thus rendering the gun meaningless if stolen from bandits.


    Bobski
    The 14/12 Police gun was made by only one company (Greener) (the ammo was made by Kynoch) had several unique properties, one being a Trident firing pin (the base of the case had a groove to accommodate the outer 2 "tines", the bottom of the shell was the size of a standard 12ga for about 1" than it reduced down to 14ga.
    The ammo couldn't be fired in a standard shotgun, and the gun wouldn't fire standard ammo.

    That said, there were 14ga shotgun shells made in Europe for sport hunting, but finding even 1 sample today is hard (now the short lived Winchester aluminum "14ga" is fairly easy to find, but it's not a true 14ga shell and it's dimensions (.763 Rim and .701 mouth) are closer to what a 18ga would be).

    FM
    Measure the case mouth diameter. I'm not familiar with the IPM headstamp (not surprising, as shotshells are not my specialty)
    12ga runs .79-.80
    16ga runs .72-.73
    The Winchester "14ga" experimental runs .70
    20ga runs .67-.68
    24ga runs .64
    28ga runs .60
    32ga runs .56
    410cal runs .45-.46

    14mm is .55 so my guess is (depending on measured OD of the mouth) it's either a 28 or 32ga equivalent
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    "14ga? They made a 14 ga?".......the geha's (and remo's) were either 12 ga. or 16 ga. (i'm told they were made in 20 ga. too, but I've never seen or heard of one). probably a misprint.
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  • cbyerly
    It is highly unlikey that it is a 14 ga. They were made in 16 and 12 ga. The locking lugs in the receiver are all bored out and the bolt locks on the safety lug.
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  • bobski
    whats a geha?
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  • 11b6r
    Probably a typo, but yes, there were 14 g shotguns- have a few rounds headstamped 14. There was even (briefly) a 15 g. And Bobski- geha is the cry given when your dog unexpectedly cold-noses you from behind. Also a brand of shotgun- German IIRC.
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  • jaegermister
    Thanks much I "knew you know". Geha no typo, just weird. Pretty good idea given the situation and mausers available. They should have made one in .410, left the locking recesses in there and fire 41mag pistol.....oh forgot 41mag wasn't invented yet.
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