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Hi
I just received a shotgun from my fathers estate.
On the top of the barrel ( Charles Mortimer Fine London Twist )
It is a 12GA Damascus Double Barrel shotgun,hammer,side lever action brake.
No numbers just proof marks on under side of barrel.
Can anyone tell me anything about it?
cant tell ya much other than DONT SHOOT IT!damacus barrels cannot handle the pressure of modern shells.alot of those english double guns can be worth alot of money.maybe a local gun shop can tell you where to go to get it appraised.
"There is a time for all things, a time to preach and a time to pray, but those times have passed away. There is a time to fight, and that time has now come." --Peter Muhlenberg, from a Lutheran sermon read at Woodstock, Virginia, 1776
Check Norm Flayderman's book on antique guns and their values. For decades he's been THE expert on the subject. I totally agree that you shouldn't shoot it. Modern ammunition can, & probably will, totally destroy the barrels. Years ago in a gun shop in High Ridge, MO I saw an old double that had been destroyed by shooting it with modern ammo, & it was a scary sight. The barrels were just shredded. The shop owner had it on his wall as an example of what not to do.
greasypaws
cant tell ya much other than DONT SHOOT IT!damacus barrels cannot handle the pressure of modern shells.alot of those english double guns can be worth alot of money.maybe a local gun shop can tell you where to go to get it appraised.
ecaman
Check Norm Flayderman's book on antique guns and their values. For decades he's been THE expert on the subject. I totally agree that you shouldn't shoot it. Modern ammunition can, & probably will, totally destroy the barrels. Years ago in a gun shop in High Ridge, MO I saw an old double that had been destroyed by shooting it with modern ammo, & it was a scary sight. The barrels were just shredded. The shop owner had it on his wall as an example of what not to do.