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One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 10:05 am
by vaturkey
One rather interesting Fox A grade. Thoughts on how only one barrel could turn plum color? Honestly say I have never seen anything like this before. If this gun could talk it would have stories for sure.
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 10:21 am
by 44whiskey
w.a.g. with screws in rib, any chance its a cape gun conversion.screw spacing and placement not stretch to imagine rear site mounted there.
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 10:53 am
by Researcher
Would like to see the bottom of the tubes to see if there is any indication they came from different suppliers?
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 4:47 pm
by Brian Dudley
Hot bluing will cause the purplish color. Most commonly seen on some frames of economy doubles when they are hot blued. I cannot explain why the two different colors. Unless the steel composition was different originally.
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 6:46 am
by vaturkey
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 2:14 pm
by Researcher
Amazing that with all those "warts" the screw slots are so nice!!
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 7:40 am
by vaturkey
Henry CB and then the last name on the trigger guard. Yes, really nice screw slots. Really wonder what that gun was set up for? Interesting for sure.
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 2:42 pm
by Jeff S
If I saw those screws on a shotgun, I would wonder if it was a cheap fix for a loose rib. Do you guys think it was for a scope????
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 7:16 am
by Stan Hillis
If it was for a scope, it would have had to have been with a one-piece base.
What a pity to mar such a beautiful rib with those screw holes/screws. Fox guns were built with different width top ribs, but those extra-wide Fox ribs are among the most beautiful ever put on any doubleguns, IMO.
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 2:20 pm
by Jim Cloninger
I agree, Stan. I have 2 C's with the wide ribs. I wish my H had the wide rib. Jim
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 4:36 pm
by Researcher
When I see screws in the rib back near the breech, this is what I always think of --
My mother's arthritis doctor had one of these gizmos on the rib of Model 21!!
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 8:27 pm
by Stan Hillis
Jim Cloninger} I wish my H had the wide rib. Jim [/quote wrote:
Me too, Jim. Oh!, how I wish that. Wonder if any were made with wide ribs?
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 8:27 pm
by Stan Hillis
researcher wrote: My mother's arthritis doctor had one of these gizmos on the rib of Model 21!! {/quote]
All have sinned and come short ......
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 11:17 pm
by Jeff S
Thanks researcher.
Re: One plum barrel how does this happen.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 9:44 am
by vaturkey
Researcher wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 4:36 pm
When I see screws in the rib back near the breech, this is what I always think of --
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My mother's arthritis doctor had one of these gizmos on the rib of Model 21!!
Still available it appears.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234540272139?h ... SwOkFidF5T