sanibel686 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) Hi, I just bought this hammer gun yesterday from the friend of a PW member and would be glad of any help as to its maker as it is not marked. It is nitro proof at 2 1/2" but I'm not sure if the brls are sleeved or not as they are in very good condition, certainly re blacked. It has a dog and two pheasants on each side and is a POW stock Any help would be appreciated. sorry for the poor pics!! Edited December 4, 2009 by sanibel686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 It looks English to me and if it is sleeved it should say so on the barrel flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanibel686 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 It looks English to me and if it is sleeved it should say so on the barrel flats. hi it doesnt say sleeved it says nitro 1 1/8 so I'm guessing that means the brls are original?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough shoot Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 HI JUST BOUGHT A HAMMER GUN THAT SAYS NITROPROOFED 1 1/8 THEY ARE NEW BARRELS ORIGANLY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMMASCUS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 HI JUST BOUGHT A HAMMER GUN THAT SAYS NITROPROOFED 1 1/8 THEY ARE NEW BARRELS ORIGANLY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMMASCUS. Sorry, thats not right, there were plenty of hammerguns made originally with non-damascus steel barrels, I have owned a few. Your steel barrels are probably original too. I agree with beatingisbest, the gun looks English, but the hammers dont look right to me, I think they could be replacements (not gospel though, I dont count myself as an expert). We need Wabbitbosher to have a look. ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanibel686 Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Cheers everyone, here are some pics of the bottom of the barrels & proof marks. Looks like a birmingham proof? Edited December 8, 2009 by sanibel686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Hello there your proof marks mean : The crown with BV - it was proofed at birmingham , The crown with BP - Definitive proof at birmingham , The crown with NP - Nitro proof , The diamond with a 12 over C means it is 12 bore but not meant for solid slug as it has a choked barrel , The 2 1/2 is the chamber length and CHOKE just means it has choked barrels , and the Nitro proof 1 1/8 shows it was proofed to use lead shot with a max load of 1 1/8oz between 1904 and 1925 ,The mark on the left hand side I cannot read properly but i think it is the bore diameter 13 over 1 and means the bore was measured at proof at .719" the marks actually on the round part of the barrels is the Nitro proof mark , If anywhere it has crossed swords with letters and/or numbers around it that will be the date code. Your flats do not have any reproof marks on them so the barrels are original. Edited December 9, 2009 by Andy H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbitbosher Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 What you have is a Birmingham produced Bar action hammergun , made around the turn of the century(give or take 20 years) , These guns were sold by Hardwear stores all over the UK , some stores had the Store name on the rib some didnt The Bar action is the better quality Hammergun (not always the case) and yours has a Third bite with a cross bolt making it a little more upmarket Not sleved ! The locks look like Belgian but who can tell , what marks are on the action flats ? Very nice looking Useable English Hammergun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanibel686 Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Cheers everyone, I'll try to get a photo of the action flats up tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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