FREDERICK BEESLEY
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1891
|
1100
|
|
1895
|
1300
|
|
1900
|
1650
|
|
1929
|
2733
|
BOSS & COMPANY
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1830
|
680
|
|
1850
|
1400
|
|
1857
|
1600
|
|
1900
|
4700
|
|
1920
|
6618
|
|
1930
|
7730
|
|
1945
|
8711
|
|
1951
|
8912
|
|
1953
|
8920
|
|
1963
|
9219
|
|
1970
|
9559
|
CHURCHILL LTD
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1891
|
156
|
|
1892
|
339
|
|
1893
|
384
|
|
1894
|
480
|
|
1895
|
569
|
|
1896
|
655
|
|
1897
|
761
|
|
1898
|
923
|
|
1899
|
1047
|
|
1900
|
1156
|
|
1924
|
2834
|
|
1957
|
6901
|
JOHN DICKSON
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1812 - 1854
|
1 - 1500
|
|
1860
|
2000
|
|
1864
|
2500
|
|
1870
|
3000
|
|
1878
|
3500
|
|
1885
|
3933
|
|
1886
|
4000
|
|
1889
|
4889
|
|
1892
|
4500
|
|
1898
|
5000
|
|
1903
|
5500
|
A.H. FOX
|
12 Gauge Grade A-F
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1907
|
7500
|
|
1908
|
7600
|
|
1909
|
9900
|
|
1910
|
15000
|
|
1911
|
18700
|
|
1912
|
20000
|
|
1913
|
20700
|
|
1914
|
21500
|
|
1915
|
22000
|
|
1916
|
23200
|
|
1917
|
24300
|
|
1918
|
24700
|
|
1919
|
25000
|
|
1920
|
25900
|
|
1921
|
27000
|
|
1922
|
27900
|
|
1923
|
29000
|
|
1924
|
30000
|
|
1925
|
30900
|
|
1926
|
31600
|
|
1927
|
32000
|
|
1928
|
32900
|
|
1929
|
33850
|
|
1930
|
33900
|
|
1931
|
33999
|
|
1932
|
34100
|
|
1933
|
34200
|
|
1934
|
34300
|
|
1935
|
34400
|
|
1936
|
34500
|
|
1937
|
34750
|
|
1938
|
34900
|
|
1939
|
35150
|
|
1940
|
35280
|
16 Gauge Grade A-F
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1912
|
300075
|
|
1913
|
300200
|
|
1914
|
300400
|
|
1915
|
300600
|
|
1916
|
300700
|
|
1917
|
300750
|
|
1918
|
300800
|
|
1919
|
300900
|
|
1920
|
301100
|
|
1921
|
301300
|
|
1922
|
301500
|
|
1923
|
301800
|
|
1924
|
302000
|
|
1925
|
302300
|
|
1926
|
302500
|
|
1927
|
302650
|
|
1928
|
302800
|
|
1929
|
303000
|
|
1930
|
303050
|
|
1931
|
303100
|
|
1932
|
303200
|
|
1933
|
303300
|
|
1934
|
303350
|
|
1935
|
303400
|
|
1936
|
303500
|
|
1937
|
303650
|
|
1938
|
303800
|
|
1939
|
303850
|
|
1940
|
303870
|
|
Last Gun Made
|
303875
|
20 Gauge Grade A-F
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1912
|
200100
|
|
1913
|
200250
|
|
1914
|
200500
|
|
1915
|
200700
|
|
1916
|
200800
|
|
1917
|
200900
|
|
1918
|
201000
|
|
1919
|
201300
|
|
1920
|
201500
|
|
1921
|
201600
|
|
1922
|
201800
|
|
1923
|
202000
|
|
1924
|
202200
|
|
1925
|
202400
|
|
1926
|
202500
|
|
1927
|
202800
|
|
1928
|
202950
|
|
1929
|
203100
|
|
1930
|
203150
|
|
1931
|
203200
|
|
1932
|
203300
|
|
1933
|
203350
|
|
1934
|
203500
|
|
1935
|
203700
|
|
1936
|
203750
|
|
1937
|
203800
|
|
1938
|
203830
|
|
1939
|
203900
|
|
1940
|
203970
|
|
Last number in series
|
203974
|
12 Gauge Sterlingworth
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1910
|
53800
|
|
1911
|
59000
|
|
1912
|
63500
|
|
1913
|
66500
|
|
1914
|
74200
|
|
1915
|
75600
|
|
1916
|
77500
|
|
1917
|
79000
|
|
1918
|
82000
|
|
1919
|
84500
|
|
1920
|
89500
|
|
1921
|
92300
|
|
1922
|
94500
|
|
1923
|
97500
|
|
1924
|
99000
|
|
1925
|
100600
|
|
1926
|
105500
|
|
1927
|
113500
|
|
1928
|
119000
|
|
1929
|
122600
|
|
1930
|
128500
|
|
1931
|
130000
|
|
1932
|
132000
|
|
1933
|
134000
|
|
1934
|
136000
|
|
1935
|
138000
|
|
1936
|
139000
|
|
1937
|
145000
|
|
1938
|
150000
|
|
1939
|
155000
|
|
1940
|
161500
|
|
Highest number
|
161556
|
16 Gauge Sterlingworth
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1913
|
351000
|
|
1914
|
351600
|
|
1915
|
352300
|
|
1916
|
353000
|
|
1917
|
353700
|
|
1918
|
354200
|
|
1919
|
355000
|
|
1920
|
356500
|
|
1921
|
357000
|
|
1922
|
357800
|
|
1923
|
358500
|
|
1924
|
359500
|
|
1925
|
359900
|
|
1926
|
360300
|
|
1927
|
362000
|
|
1928
|
364500
|
|
1929
|
366400
|
|
1930
|
367500
|
|
1931
|
368000
|
|
1932
|
368600
|
|
1933
|
369200
|
|
1934
|
369900
|
|
1935
|
372000
|
|
1936
|
373500
|
|
1937
|
374200
|
|
1938
|
374800
|
|
Highest Number
|
378481
|
20 Gauge Sterlingworth
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1912
|
250100
|
|
1913
|
252000
|
|
1914
|
253000
|
|
1915
|
254500
|
|
1916
|
254600
|
|
1917
|
254700
|
|
1918
|
255000
|
|
1919
|
255300
|
|
1920
|
255800
|
|
1921
|
256100
|
|
1922
|
256400
|
|
1923
|
256800
|
|
1924
|
257200
|
|
1925
|
257700
|
|
1926
|
258200
|
|
1927
|
259300
|
|
1928
|
260500
|
|
1929
|
262000
|
|
1930
|
263600
|
|
1931
|
263800
|
|
1932
|
264000
|
|
1933
|
264300
|
|
1934
|
264600
|
|
1935
|
266500
|
|
1936
|
268500
|
|
1937
|
270500
|
|
1938
|
270800
|
|
1939
|
271200
|
|
1940
|
271225
|
|
Highest number
|
271304
|
Single Barrel Trap Guns - Grade J-K-L-M
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1919
|
400090
|
|
1920
|
400250
|
|
1921
|
400275
|
|
1922
|
400300
|
|
1923
|
400325
|
|
1924
|
400350
|
|
1925
|
400375
|
|
1926
|
400385
|
|
1927
|
400395
|
|
1928
|
400400
|
|
1929
|
400410
|
|
1930
|
400415
|
|
1931
|
400425
|
|
1932
|
400500
|
|
1933
|
400525
|
|
1934
|
400540
|
|
1935
|
400568
|
AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE
|
Best Grade
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1887
|
14211
|
|
1888
|
14229
|
|
1889
|
14706
|
|
1890
|
15034
|
|
1891
|
15199
|
|
1892
|
15443
|
|
1893
|
15544
|
|
1894
|
15735
|
|
1895
|
15881
|
|
1896
|
16040
|
|
1897
|
16163
|
|
1898
|
16192
|
|
1899
|
16310
|
|
1900
|
16410
|
|
1955
|
20456
|
|
1956
|
20556
|
|
1957
|
20719
|
|
1958
|
20800
|
|
1959
|
21000
|
|
1960
|
21136
|
|
1961
|
21187
|
|
1962
|
21244
|
|
1963
|
21278
|
|
1964
|
21326
|
|
1972
|
21443
|
|
1981
|
21617
|
|
1982
|
21654
|
|
1983
|
21731
|
|
1984
|
21746
|
|
1985
|
21758
|
|
1986
|
21777
|
|
1987
|
21790
|
|
1988
|
21810
|
|
1989
|
21833
|
Medium Grade
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1890
|
18888
|
|
1891
|
19475
|
|
1892
|
20437
|
|
1893
|
21465
|
|
1894
|
22411
|
|
1895
|
23195
|
|
1896
|
27898
|
|
1897
|
29614
|
|
1900
|
33891
|
|
1901
|
35010
|
|
1902
|
36477
|
|
1903
|
37400
|
|
1904
|
39218
|
|
1905
|
60353
|
|
1907
|
64469
|
|
1908
|
66800
|
|
1910
|
70907
|
|
1911
|
72277
|
|
1912
|
74087
|
|
1914
|
77950
|
|
1915
|
78669
|
|
1919
|
78670
|
|
1920
|
79409
|
|
1921
|
81060
|
|
1926
|
84464
|
|
1927
|
84689
|
|
1928
|
85578
|
|
1929
|
86417
|
|
1930
|
86851
|
|
1931
|
87232
|
|
1932
|
87537
|
|
1933
|
87559
|
|
1934
|
87792
|
|
1935
|
87920
|
|
1936
|
88080
|
|
1937
|
88263
|
|
1938
|
88460
|
|
1939
|
88590
|
|
1940
|
88709
|
|
1941
|
88784
|
|
1942
|
88820
|
|
1943
|
88980
|
|
1944
|
89050
|
|
1945
|
89200
|
|
1946
|
89500
|
|
1947
|
89700
|
|
1948
|
89750
|
|
1949
|
89800
|
|
1950
|
89960
|
|
1956
|
90155
|
|
1957
|
90215
|
|
1958
|
90280
|
|
1959
|
90300
|
|
1960
|
90350
|
|
1961
|
90389
|
|
1962
|
90520
|
|
1963
|
90578
|
|
1964
|
90700
|
|
1965
|
90740
|
|
1966
|
90800
|
|
1967
|
90911
|
|
1968
|
90970
|
|
1969
|
91000
|
|
1970
|
91031
|
|
1971
|
91071
|
|
1972
|
91111
|
|
1973
|
91173
|
|
1974
|
91214
|
|
1975
|
91257
|
|
1976
|
91337
|
|
1977
|
91374
|
|
1978
|
91403
|
|
1979
|
91446
|
|
1980
|
91490
|
|
1981
|
91538
|
|
1982
|
91600
|
|
1983
|
91631
|
|
1984
|
91680
|
|
1985
|
91739
|
|
1986
|
91771
|
|
1987
|
91800
|
|
1988
|
91817
|
|
1989
|
91844
|
Bottom Grade*
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1894
|
303318
|
|
1895
|
304261
|
|
1896
|
305025
|
|
1897
|
305265
|
|
1898
|
305561
|
|
1899
|
305769
|
|
1900
|
305923
|
|
1901
|
306060
|
|
1902
|
306180
|
|
1903
|
306249
|
|
1904
|
306417
|
|
1905
|
306505
|
|
1906
|
306638
|
|
1907
|
306760
|
|
1908
|
306882
|
|
1909
|
306957
|
|
1910
|
306992
|
|
1911
|
307039
|
|
1912
|
307072
|
|
1913
|
307198
|
|
1914
|
307327
|
|
1920
|
307358
|
|
1921
|
307600
|
|
1922
|
94879
|
|
1926
|
99753
|
|
1927
|
1390
|
|
1928
|
2222
|
|
1929
|
3590
|
|
1930
|
4130
|
|
1931
|
4456
|
|
1932
|
4632
|
|
1933
|
5712
|
|
1934
|
6384
|
|
1935
|
7304
|
|
1936
|
9922
|
|
1937
|
12637
|
|
1938
|
16359
|
|
1939
|
18530
|
|
1940
|
19743
|
|
1941
|
19370
|
|
1942
|
19492
|
|
1943
|
20191
|
|
1944
|
20865
|
|
1945
|
21075
|
|
1946
|
21547
|
|
1947
|
21656
|
|
1948
|
22260
|
|
1949
|
22390
|
|
1950
|
22616
|
|
1951
|
22839
|
|
1952
|
22989
|
|
1953
|
23140
|
|
1954
|
23261
|
|
1955
|
23360
|
|
1956
|
23424
|
|
1957
|
23523
|
|
1958
|
23622
|
|
1959
|
23709
|
|
1961
|
23946
|
|
1962
|
24017
|
|
1963
|
24068
|
|
1964
|
24100
|
|
1965
|
24117
|
|
1986
|
25099
|
|
1987
|
25161
|
|
1988
|
25170
|
|
1989
|
25176
|
|
*Serial number range changes in 1922 & 1927
|
STEPHEN GRANT
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1867
|
2480
|
|
1870
|
3000
|
|
1875
|
3900
|
|
1880
|
4750
|
|
1885
|
5450
|
|
1890
|
6100
|
|
1895
|
6700
|
|
1896
|
6857
|
|
1900
|
7300
|
W W GREENER
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1878
|
19304
|
|
1880
|
22860
|
|
1895
|
38917
|
|
1902
|
50911
|
|
1915
|
58536
|
|
1920
|
62621
|
|
1930
|
68635
|
|
1967
|
79259
|
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
|
Best Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1899
|
22000
|
|
1900
|
22500
|
|
1902
|
23000
|
|
1903
|
23500
|
|
1906
|
25000
|
|
1907
|
25500
|
|
1910
|
27000
|
|
1911
|
27250
|
|
1912
|
27500
|
|
1913
|
27750
|
|
1914
|
29000
|
|
1915
|
29100
|
|
1919
|
29200
|
|
1920
|
29400
|
|
1921
|
30500
|
|
1922
|
30700
|
|
1924
|
30800
|
|
1925
|
30900
|
|
1926
|
31500
|
|
1928
|
31800
|
|
1929
|
32500
|
|
1930
|
32700
|
|
1931
|
32800
|
|
1932
|
32900
|
|
1934
|
33000
|
|
1935
|
33100
|
|
1936
|
33200
|
|
1937
|
33400
|
|
1939
|
33500
|
|
1946
|
33600
|
|
1948
|
33700
|
|
1950
|
33800
|
|
1952
|
33900
|
|
1954
|
36251
|
|
1956
|
36300
|
|
1958
|
36400
|
|
1959
|
36500
|
|
1962
|
36600
|
|
1964
|
36700
|
|
1965
|
36800
|
|
1967
|
36900
|
|
1970
|
40006
|
|
1972
|
40100
|
|
1974
|
40200
|
|
1978
|
40400
|
|
1980
|
40500
|
Paradox Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN #
|
|
1894
|
15035
|
|
1895
|
15347
|
|
1900
|
15558
|
|
1903
|
15655
|
|
1905
|
15750
|
|
1906
|
15825
|
|
1907
|
15860
|
|
1911
|
15900
|
|
1914
|
15950
|
|
1919
|
15960
|
|
1922
|
15970
|
|
1930
|
15980
|
Over& Under Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1950
|
3600
|
|
1952
|
3010
|
|
1954
|
3020
|
|
1967
|
3036
|
|
Plain
|
Guns
|
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1907
|
26200
|
|
1908
|
26300
|
|
1909
|
26500
|
Ithaca Gun Co.
|
Baker Model Ithaca Double Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1880-1885
|
2447
|
|
1886
|
4104
|
|
1887
|
7003
|
|
1888
|
8787
|
|
1889
|
(Jan-Aug) 10534
|
Crass Model Ithaca Double Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1892
|
17235-21999
|
|
1893
|
25421
|
|
1894
|
25759
|
|
1895
|
27762
|
|
1896
|
28713
|
|
1897
|
30222
|
|
1898
|
33026
|
|
1899
|
38399
|
|
1900
|
46627
|
|
1901
|
61609
|
|
1902
|
76599
|
|
1903
|
94108
|
Lewis Model Ithaca Double Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1904
|
94109-105999
|
|
1905
|
119320
|
|
1906
|
123677
|
Flues Model Ithaca Double& Single Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1908
|
175000-182031
|
|
1909
|
192499
|
|
1910
|
205399
|
|
1911
|
216499
|
|
1912
|
230099
|
|
1913
|
242599
|
|
1914
|
256699
|
|
1915
|
268199
|
|
1916
|
276899
|
|
1917
|
289299
|
|
1918
|
299799
|
|
1919
|
315399
|
|
1920
|
343335
|
|
1921
|
356513
|
|
1922
|
361849
|
|
1923
|
372099
|
|
1924
|
390499
|
|
1925
|
398352
|
|
1926
|
398365
|
Ithaca N.I.D. Model Double Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1925
|
425000-425299
|
|
1926
|
439199
|
|
1927
|
451099
|
|
1928
|
454530
|
|
1929
|
457299
|
|
1930
|
458399
|
|
1931
|
459139
|
|
1932
|
459162
|
|
1933
|
459195
|
|
1935
|
459637
|
|
1936
|
459649
|
|
1935
|
460799
|
|
1936
|
462399
|
|
1937
|
464699
|
|
1938
|
464827
|
|
1939
|
464850
|
|
1940
|
464899
|
|
1938
|
465199
|
|
1939
|
465999
|
|
1940
|
466999
|
|
1941
|
467146
|
|
1946
|
467199
|
|
1941
|
468099
|
|
1946
|
468699
|
|
1947
|
468794
|
|
1948
|
468799
|
|
1947
|
469949
|
|
1948
|
469979
|
|
1948
|
470099
|
Ithaca- Magnum Doubles
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1932-1942
|
500000-501000
|
Ithaca Knick Model Single-Barrel Trap Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1922-1944
|
400000-402789
|
Charles Lancaster
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1826
|
100
|
|
1830
|
600
|
|
1840
|
1200
|
|
1850
|
2100
|
|
1860
|
3200
|
|
1861
|
3400
|
|
1862
|
3540
|
|
1863
|
3693
|
|
1864
|
3805
|
|
1865
|
3914
|
|
1866
|
3999
|
|
1867
|
4087
|
|
1868
|
4183
|
|
1869
|
4271
|
|
1870
|
4328
|
|
1871
|
4401
|
|
1872
|
4477
|
|
1873
|
4562
|
|
1874
|
4644
|
|
1875
|
4714
|
|
1876
|
4769
|
|
1877
|
4833
|
|
1878
|
4892
|
|
1879
|
4924
|
|
1880
|
4949
|
|
1881
|
4982
|
|
1882
|
5079
|
|
1883
|
5186
|
|
1884
|
5359
|
|
1885
|
5497
|
|
1886
|
5627
|
|
1887
|
5764
|
|
1888
|
5926
|
|
1889
|
6136
|
|
1890
|
6406
|
|
1891
|
6671
|
|
1892
|
6988
|
|
1893
|
7189
|
|
1894
|
7360
|
|
1895
|
7548
|
|
1896
|
7709
|
|
1897
|
7940
|
|
1898
|
8132
|
|
1899
|
8353
|
|
1900
|
8529
|
|
1901
|
8700
|
JOSEPH LANG
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1858
|
2085
|
|
1860
|
2332
|
|
1865
|
2970
|
|
1870
|
3916
|
|
1875
|
5180
|
|
1880
|
6000
|
|
1885
|
7031
|
|
1890
|
7546
|
|
1895
|
8150
|
|
1900
|
9100
|
Lefever Arms Co.
|
Lefever Sidelock Model Guns
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1880
|
5000
|
|
1881
|
5500
|
|
1882
|
6500
|
|
1883
|
7500
|
|
1884
|
8049
|
|
1885
|
8500
|
|
1886
|
9500
|
|
1887
|
10000
|
|
1888
|
10500
|
|
1889
|
11500
|
|
1890
|
12500
|
|
1891
|
14552
|
|
1892
|
17240
|
|
1893
|
20264
|
|
1894
|
22112
|
|
1895
|
23288
|
|
1896
|
24856
|
|
1897
|
25556
|
|
1898
|
27180
|
|
1899
|
28916
|
|
1900
|
31632
|
|
1901
|
36364
|
|
1902
|
40480
|
|
1903
|
45408
|
|
1904
|
49496
|
|
1905
|
51064
|
|
1906
|
54592
|
|
1907
|
57924
|
|
1908
|
60164
|
|
1909
|
61704
|
|
1910
|
62824
|
|
1911
|
65092
|
|
1912
|
65512
|
|
1913
|
69544
|
|
1914
|
71336
|
|
1915-1919
|
73000 plus
|
Lefever Nitro Special
(Made by Ithaca Gun Co.)
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1921
|
100,000-101599
|
|
1922
|
119899
|
|
1923
|
158699
|
|
1924
|
185399
|
|
1925
|
214399
|
|
1926
|
233007
|
|
1927
|
252699
|
|
1928
|
272999
|
|
1929
|
297199
|
|
1930
|
298699
|
|
1933
|
298749
|
|
1934
|
299249
|
|
1935
|
299999
|
|
1935
|
325000-327299
|
|
1936
|
336399
|
|
1937
|
345099
|
|
1938
|
345899
|
|
1939
|
347099
|
|
1940
|
353099
|
|
1941
|
354999
|
|
1942
|
356299
|
|
1946
|
357299
|
|
1947
|
361199
|
Lefever A Grade
(Made by Ithaca Gun Co.)
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1934
|
300000-300654
|
|
1935
|
301007
|
|
1936
|
301023
|
|
1937
|
301037
|
|
1938
|
301045
|
|
1935
|
301050-301699
|
|
1936
|
302099
|
|
1937
|
302399
|
|
1938
|
302456
|
|
1939
|
302496
|
Lefever Single Barrel Guns-(Made by Ithaca Gun Co.)
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1927
|
8505
|
|
1928
|
15729
|
|
1929
|
20280
|
|
1930
|
20799
|
|
1931
|
21799
|
|
left open
|
21899
|
|
1935
|
22299
|
|
1936
|
23099
|
|
1937
|
23499
|
|
1938
|
23799
|
|
1939
|
24579
|
|
1940
|
24604
|
|
1941
|
24607
|
Parker
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1867-1878
|
1-10000
|
|
1878
|
13000
|
|
1879
|
16000
|
|
1880
|
18000
|
|
1881
|
23000
|
|
1882
|
28000
|
|
1883
|
35000
|
|
1884
|
38000
|
|
1885
|
47000
|
|
1886
|
50000
|
|
1887
|
57000
|
|
1889
|
60000
|
|
1890
|
40000
|
|
1891
|
70000
|
|
1892
|
75000
|
|
1893
|
79000
|
|
1894
|
80000
|
|
1895
|
83000
|
|
1896
|
86000
|
|
1897
|
87000
|
|
1898
|
90000
|
|
1899
|
94000
|
|
1900
|
99000
|
|
1901
|
106000
|
|
1902
|
114000
|
|
1903
|
122000
|
|
1904
|
128000
|
|
1905
|
131000
|
|
1906
|
139000
|
|
1907
|
145000
|
|
1908
|
148000
|
|
1909
|
151000
|
|
1910
|
154000
|
|
1911
|
157000
|
|
1911
|
158000
|
|
1913
|
165000
|
|
1914
|
169000
|
|
1915
|
172000
|
|
1916
|
175000
|
|
1917
|
178000
|
|
1918
|
181000
|
|
1919
|
185000
|
|
1920
|
191000
|
|
1921
|
196000
|
|
1922
|
201000
|
|
1923
|
206000
|
|
1924
|
209000
|
|
1925
|
215000
|
|
1926
|
220000
|
|
1927
|
223000
|
|
1928
|
227000
|
|
1929
|
231000
|
|
1930
|
235000
|
|
1931
|
235500
|
|
1932-33
|
236000
|
|
1934
|
237000
|
|
1935
|
238000
|
|
1936
|
240000
|
|
1937
|
241000
|
|
1938-47
|
242385
|
PIOTTI
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1962
|
1
|
|
1962
|
515
|
|
1963
|
1285
|
|
1964
|
1913
|
|
1965
|
2594
|
|
1966
|
2988
|
|
1967
|
3351
|
|
1968
|
3954
|
|
1969
|
4787
|
|
1970
|
5018
|
|
1971
|
5499
|
|
1972
|
5815
|
|
1973
|
6180
|
|
1974
|
6437
|
|
1975
|
6650
|
|
1976
|
6839
|
|
1977
|
7025
|
|
1978
|
7236
|
|
1979
|
7388
|
|
1980
|
7524
|
|
1981
|
7663
|
|
1982
|
7797
|
|
1983
|
7918
|
|
1984
|
8038
|
|
1985
|
8179
|
|
1986
|
8318
|
|
1987
|
8465
|
|
1988
|
8605
|
|
1989
|
8753
|
|
1990
|
8878
|
|
1991
|
8978
|
|
1992
|
9063
|
JAMES PURDEY
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1814
|
974
|
|
1826
|
1149
|
|
1827
|
1324
|
|
1828
|
1549
|
|
1829
|
1874
|
|
1830
|
1999
|
|
1831
|
2247
|
|
1832
|
2421
|
|
1833
|
2497
|
|
1834
|
2697
|
|
1835
|
2773
|
|
1836
|
2848
|
|
1837
|
3098
|
|
1838
|
3223
|
|
1839
|
3298
|
|
1840
|
3473
|
|
1841
|
3623
|
|
1842
|
3698
|
|
1843
|
3848
|
|
1844
|
3998
|
|
1845
|
4048
|
|
1846
|
4098
|
|
1847
|
4223
|
|
1848
|
4348
|
|
1849
|
4473
|
|
1850
|
4599
|
|
1851
|
4720
|
|
1852
|
4844
|
|
1853
|
4944
|
|
1854
|
5093
|
|
1855
|
5167
|
|
1856
|
5267
|
|
1857
|
5443
|
|
1858
|
5542
|
|
1859
|
5747
|
|
1860
|
5997
|
|
1861
|
6271
|
|
1862
|
6422
|
|
1863
|
6671
|
|
1864
|
6871
|
|
1865
|
7121
|
|
1866
|
7420
|
|
1867
|
7646
|
|
1868
|
7896
|
|
1869
|
8246
|
|
1870
|
8322
|
|
1871
|
8646
|
|
1872
|
8821
|
|
1873
|
9096
|
|
1874
|
9288
|
|
1875
|
9505
|
|
1876
|
9648
|
|
1877
|
10153
|
|
1878
|
10440
|
|
1879
|
10800
|
|
1880
|
10900
|
|
1881
|
11082
|
|
1882
|
11342
|
|
1883
|
11669
|
|
1884
|
12036
|
|
1885
|
12171
|
|
1886
|
12530
|
|
1887
|
12875
|
|
1888
|
13150
|
|
1889
|
13468
|
|
1890
|
13662
|
|
1891
|
14000
|
|
1892
|
14520
|
|
1893
|
14851
|
|
1894
|
15134
|
|
1895
|
15362
|
|
1896
|
15726
|
|
1897
|
16095
|
|
1898
|
16420
|
|
1899
|
16736
|
|
1900
|
17078
|
|
1901
|
17227
|
|
1902
|
17547
|
|
1903
|
17849
|
|
1904
|
18148
|
|
1905
|
18400
|
|
1906
|
18686
|
|
1907
|
18987
|
|
1908
|
19272
|
|
1909
|
19546
|
|
1910
|
19813
|
|
1911
|
20147
|
|
1912
|
20400
|
|
1913
|
20770
|
|
1914
|
21086
|
|
1915
|
21332
|
|
1916
|
21465
|
|
1917
|
21541
|
|
1919
|
21574
|
|
1920
|
21892
|
|
1921
|
22111
|
|
1922
|
22312
|
|
1923
|
22491
|
|
1924
|
22896
|
|
1925
|
22937
|
|
1926
|
23283
|
|
1927
|
23284
|
|
1928
|
23551
|
|
1929
|
23854
|
|
1930
|
24139
|
|
1931
|
24387
|
|
1932
|
24567
|
|
1933
|
24647
|
|
1934
|
24743
|
|
1935
|
24920
|
|
1936
|
25130
|
|
1937
|
25325
|
|
1938
|
25526
|
|
1939
|
25711
|
|
1940
|
25783
|
|
1941
|
25793
|
|
1942
|
25813
|
|
1943
|
25844
|
|
1945
|
25851
|
|
1946
|
25901
|
|
1947
|
25990
|
|
1948
|
26051
|
|
1949
|
26128
|
|
1950
|
26206
|
|
1951
|
26275
|
|
1952
|
26349
|
|
1953
|
26423
|
|
1955
|
26531
|
|
1975
|
28003
|
|
1979
|
28546
|
|
1981
|
28569
|
WESTLEY RICHARDS
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1869
|
12000
|
|
1877
|
13000
|
|
1884
|
14000
|
|
1893
|
15000
|
|
1901
|
16000
|
|
1908
|
17000
|
|
1924
|
18000
|
|
1935
|
18500
|
|
1957
|
19000
|
JOHN RIGBY
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1822
|
5341
|
|
1825
|
5745
|
|
1830
|
6667
|
|
1835
|
7640
|
|
1840
|
8531
|
|
1845
|
9487
|
|
1850
|
10171
|
|
1855
|
10634
|
|
1860
|
10986
|
|
1865
|
12418
|
|
1870
|
13416
|
|
1875
|
14227
|
|
1880
|
15076
|
|
1885
|
15660
|
|
1890
|
16106
|
|
1895
|
16410
|
|
1900
|
16700
|
|
1905
|
17250
|
|
1910
|
17550
|
|
1930
|
18162
|
RIZZINI
|
Sidelock Gun
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1980
|
1
|
|
1981
|
21
|
|
1982
|
41
|
|
1983
|
61
|
|
1984
|
81
|
|
1985
|
101
|
|
1986
|
121
|
|
1987
|
141
|
|
1988
|
161
|
|
1989
|
181
|
|
1992
|
200
|
W. & C. Scott & Son
|
|
(Guns in Bold Typeface Webly & Scott)
|
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1865
|
1
|
|
1868
|
1000
|
|
1871
|
2000
|
|
1872
|
3000
|
|
1873
|
4000
|
|
1874
|
5000
|
|
1875
|
6000
|
|
1876
|
7000
|
|
1877
|
8000
|
|
1878
|
10000
|
|
1866
|
11000
|
|
1867
|
12000
|
|
1869
|
13000
|
|
1870
|
14000
|
|
1871
|
15000
|
|
1872
|
16000
|
|
1873
|
17000
|
|
1874
|
19000
|
|
1875
|
20000
|
|
1876
|
21000
|
|
1877
|
22000
|
|
1878
|
23000
|
|
1879
|
25000
|
|
1880
|
27000
|
|
1881
|
29000
|
|
1882
|
31000
|
|
1883
|
33000
|
|
1884
|
35000
|
|
1885
|
37000
|
|
1886
|
39000
|
|
1887
|
42000
|
|
1888
|
43000
|
|
1889
|
44000
|
|
1890
|
45000
|
|
1891
|
47000
|
|
1892
|
49000
|
|
1893
|
51000
|
|
1894
|
53000
|
|
1895
|
55000
|
|
1896
|
57000
|
|
1897
|
53000
|
|
1898
|
54000
|
|
1899
|
56000
|
|
1900
|
57000
|
|
1897
|
58000
|
|
1898
|
60000
|
|
1899
|
61000
|
|
1900
|
62000
|
|
1901
|
63000
|
|
1902
|
65000
|
|
1903
|
66000
|
|
1904
|
68000
|
|
1905
|
69000
|
|
1900
|
70000
|
|
1902
|
71000
|
|
1904
|
73000
|
|
1905
|
74000
|
|
1906
|
75000
|
|
1907
|
76000
|
|
1908
|
77000
|
|
1909
|
78000
|
|
1911
|
79000
|
|
1906
|
80000-81000
|
|
1907
|
82000
|
|
1908
|
84000
|
|
1909
|
85000
|
|
1910
|
87000
|
|
1911
|
88000
|
|
1912
|
90000
|
|
1914
|
91000
|
|
1916
|
92000
|
|
1920
|
94000
|
|
1921
|
95000
|
|
1922
|
96000
|
|
1924
|
99000
|
|
1913
|
100000
|
|
1915
|
101000
|
|
1920
|
102000
|
|
1924
|
103000
|
|
not
assigned
|
104000
|
|
105000
|
|
106000
|
|
107000
|
|
108000
|
|
109000
|
|
1925
|
110000
|
|
1926
|
111000
|
|
1927
|
112000
|
|
1929
|
113000
|
|
1932
|
114000
|
|
1936
|
115000
|
|
1939
|
116000
|
|
1947
|
117000
|
|
1948
|
118000
|
|
1949
|
119000
|
|
1950
|
120000
|
|
1951
|
122000
|
|
1952
|
123000
|
|
1953
|
125000
|
|
1955
|
126000
|
|
1956
|
127000
|
|
1957
|
128000
|
|
1958
|
129000
|
|
1960
|
130000
|
|
1961
|
131000
|
|
1962
|
132000
|
|
1963
|
133000
|
|
1964
|
135000
|
|
1965
|
136000
|
|
1966
|
137000
|
|
1967
|
138000
|
|
1968
|
139000
|
|
1969
|
140000
|
|
1970
|
141000
|
|
1971
|
142000
|
|
1973
|
143000
|
|
1975
|
144000
|
|
1976
|
145000
|
|
1978
|
146000
|
|
1966
|
200000
|
|
1978
|
701000
|
|
1978
|
702000
|
|
1976
|
712000
|
|
1971
|
720000
|
|
1971
|
728000
|
L.C. Smith
(Manufactured by Hunter Arms Co. 1890-1918)
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
Hammerless (Non-ejector) -20 Gauge
|
|
1907
|
1000-1204
|
|
1908
|
1329
|
|
1909
|
1788
|
|
1910
|
2587
|
|
1911
|
3615
|
|
1912
|
4630
|
|
1913
|
4999
|
|
1913
|
10000-10786
|
|
1914
|
11451
|
|
1915
|
11873
|
|
1916
|
12361
|
|
1917
|
12666
|
|
1918
|
12753
|
Hammerless(Non-ejector) -10 and 12 Gauge
|
|
1890
|
30000-32527
|
|
1891
|
34381
|
|
1892
|
36615
|
|
1893
|
37324
|
|
1894
|
38892
|
|
1895
|
40334
|
Hammerless(Non-ejector) -8, 10, 12 and 16 Gauge
|
|
1896
|
40335-42219
|
|
1897
|
44104
|
|
1898
|
45999
|
Hammerless(Non-ejector) -16 Gauge
|
|
1895
|
60000-60144
|
|
1896
|
60289
|
|
1897
|
60434
|
|
1898
|
60579
|
|
1899
|
60724
|
|
1900
|
60869
|
|
1901
|
61014
|
|
1902
|
61159
|
|
1903
|
61402
|
|
1904
|
61685
|
|
1905
|
62156
|
|
1906
|
62653
|
|
1907
|
63698
|
|
1908
|
64226
|
|
1909
|
65021
|
|
1910
|
65861
|
|
1911
|
66821
|
|
1912
|
67683
|
|
1913
|
68704
|
|
1914
|
69681
|
|
1915
|
69999
|
|
1915
|
400000-401758
|
Hammerless(Non-ejector) -10 and 12 Gauge
|
|
1899
|
105210
|
|
1900
|
105917
|
|
1901
|
111681
|
|
1902
|
119035
|
|
1903
|
120767
|
|
1904
|
124419
|
|
1905
|
124999
|
|
1904
|
300000-300301
|
|
1905
|
305787
|
|
1906
|
311528
|
|
1907
|
318079
|
|
1908
|
322129
|
|
1909
|
329476
|
|
1910
|
333081
|
|
1911
|
336572
|
|
1912
|
341717
|
|
1913
|
345493
|
|
1914
|
350857
|
|
1915
|
352431
|
|
1916
|
355068
|
|
1917
|
359624
|
|
1918
|
361071
|
Hammerless(Non-ejector) -10, 12 and 16 Gauge
|
|
1891
|
500-559
|
|
1898
|
3173
|
|
1901
|
6959
|
|
1902
|
9000
|
|
1902
|
200000-200025
|
|
1903
|
201758
|
|
1904
|
203272
|
|
1905
|
205098
|
|
1906
|
207093
|
|
1907
|
209368
|
|
1908
|
210579
|
|
1909
|
211885
|
|
1910
|
213084
|
|
1911
|
214246
|
|
1912
|
215615
|
|
1913
|
216939
|
|
1914
|
218260
|
|
1915
|
218829
|
|
1916
|
219603
|
|
1917
|
219750
|
Hammer Guns - 20 Gauge
|
|
1907
|
5000-5131
|
|
1908
|
5379
|
|
1909
|
5677
|
|
1910
|
6238
|
|
1911
|
6593
|
|
1912
|
7076
|
|
1913
|
7521
|
|
1914
|
7828
|
|
1915
|
7935
|
|
1916
|
8149
|
|
1917
|
8250
|
Hammer Guns- 10, 12 and 16 Gauge
|
|
1894
|
50000-50867
|
|
1895
|
51735
|
|
1896
|
52602
|
|
1897
|
55301
|
|
1898
|
58000
|
|
1900
|
79000-84943
|
|
1901
|
89999
|
|
1902
|
125000-129700
|
|
1903
|
133039
|
|
1904
|
137445
|
|
1905
|
144409
|
|
1906
|
150221
|
|
1907
|
156901
|
|
1908
|
159519
|
|
1909
|
163160
|
|
1910
|
166705
|
|
1911
|
168761
|
|
1912
|
171415
|
|
1913
|
173371
|
|
1914
|
175483
|
|
1915
|
176091
|
|
1916
|
176576
|
|
1917
|
178522
|
|
1918
|
179841
|
All Gauges 1918-1950 (These serial numbers include all types of L.C. Smith, Fulton and Hunter Shotguns)
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1918
|
101-3850
|
|
1919
|
18252
|
|
1920
|
35228
|
|
1921
|
44566
|
|
1922
|
51985
|
|
1923
|
64187
|
|
1924
|
75897
|
|
1925
|
86695
|
|
1926
|
93841
|
|
1927
|
103900
|
|
1928
|
114817
|
|
1929
|
125347
|
|
1930
|
132827
|
|
1931
|
134242
|
|
1930-1938
|
136741
|
|
1932
|
137779
|
|
1933
|
138371
|
|
1934
|
140146
|
|
1935
|
144296
|
|
1936
|
151123
|
|
1937
|
162670
|
|
1938
|
171179
|
|
1939
|
181701
|
|
1940
|
190280
|
|
1941
|
197124
|
|
1942
|
201794
|
|
1943
|
202959
|
|
1944
|
204084
|
|
1945
|
205423
|
|
1946
|
1-8595
|
|
1947
|
25661
|
|
1948
|
41825
|
|
1949
|
55608
|
|
1950
|
56800
|
Western Long-Range
|
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1929
|
16-Jan
|
|
1930
|
24499
|
|
1931
|
29999
|
|
1932
|
30399
|
|
1934
|
30849
|
|
1935
|
34599
|
|
1936
|
41699
|
|
1937
|
47299
|
|
1938
|
49299
|
|
1939
|
52899
|
|
1940
|
59199
|
|
1941
|
64199
|
|
1946
|
65779
|
JAMES WOODWARD
|
YEAR
|
GUN#
|
|
1874-1879
|
3268-3717
|
|
1885
|
4102
|
|
1891
|
4608
|
|
1897
|
5230
|
|
1903
|
5712
|
|
1909
|
6044
|
|
1915
|
6433
|
|
1921
|
6637
|
|
1927
|
6832
|
|
1933
|
7014
|
|
1939
|
7153
|
|
1948
|
7189
|
Common Terminology and Abbreviations
Acanthus Scroll - An engraving design of plants, segmented, thistle-like leaves.
ACP - Automatic Colt Pistol.
Action - The receiver of a gun
AE or Automatic Ejectors - fittings that kick out fired shells, while only raising unfired shells
Anson Forend Release - A latch for securing the forend
Antique Firearm - any firearm manufactured in or before 1898
Articulated Front Trigger - A hinged front trigger
Automatic Safety - resets to the "safe" position each time the gun is opened
Back Action - A sidelock action where the mainspring is mounted rearward
Backboring - Enlarging the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel
Bar - The portion of a break-open gun's action extending forward from the bottom of the standing breech, Bar Action - mainspring is mounted forward into the bar of the action.
Barrel Wall Thickness - The thickness of the walls of a shotgun barrel.
bbls - Barrels
Beaded cheekpiece - extra detail of a shadow line around cheekpiece
Bifurcated Lumps - A locking system for over & under guns whereby the barrels are mounted to the receiver via trunnions on either side of the lower barrel and where a pair of bolts move forward into recesses
Blitz Action - moving parts of a break-open gun's action are mounted to the trigger plate.
Bolt Action - An action type, most frequently used on rifles
Bolted Safety - A secondary catch on the safety
Boxlock - lockwork is contained within a box-shaped housing.
BPE - Black powder express
Breech - The end of a barrel into which a cartridge is inserted.
Bridle - A mounted behind and parallel to a sidelock’s lockplate which supports pins which the moving parts rotate.
BT or Beavertail Forend - A broad forend, wrapping partially around the barrel(s)
Bulino Engraving - Shallow engraving often of photographic quality
Bushed Firing Pins - Circular steel fittings screwed into the breech face of a gun which the firing pins pass.
Butt - The end of a gun stock
Cal. or Calibre - System of measurement for the internal bore diameter
Carbine - short-barreled, quick-handling rifle
Cast Off - offset of a gun stock so that the line of sight aligns comfortably with the eye
CC or Casehardening Colors - mottled blue/green/brown colors, the by-product of a heat-treating process
Chamber - area at the breech end of a barrel
Checkering - fine grooves cut into a stock to aid in gripping a gun.
Choke - constriction of the bore of a shotgun at the muzzle to control the spread of the shot
Choke tubes - Short, interchangeable cylinders at the muzzle
Chopper-lump bbls (a.k.a. Demi-bloc barrels) - method of joining two separate tubes of barrels where half of the pair of lumps are forged integrally
Claw Extractor - claw takes positive hold of the
Claw Mounts - quick-detachable scope mounting system
Cocking Indicators - Small devices attached to the internal hammers visible from the exterior of the gun to show when each barrel is cocked and when it has been fired.
Comb - The top of a gun's stock
Concealed Third Fastener - An extension protruding rearward from the breech
DA or Double Action - action type, pulling revolves the cylinder, cocks the hammer and fires the gun
Damascus Bbls - Barrel tubes built up by twisting alternate strips of iron and steel around a fixed rod
Deeley Forend Release - A latch for securing the forend to the barrels
Doll's Head - rib extension on a break-open gun, circular or semi-circular shape in plan
Double Rifle - Two independent rifles, built on one frame
Dovetailed bbls – Type of set of side-by-side barrels. Two barrel tubes and a solid block of steel fitted between the two tubes at the breech
Drilling - A three-barrel gun
Drop - The distance from the rib towards the butt---to the top of the stock at the comb or the heel.
DST or Double Set Trigger - trigger converts the front (main) trigger to a light, hair trigger.
DT or Double Triggers - one for each barrel.
Ejectors - kick out fired shells, while only raising unfired shells
Elevation - Adjust point of impact of a firearm in the vertical plane
English Grip - A straight-wrist grip
Express Sights - "V" shaped rear leaf sights
Extractors - gun is opened the extractor lifts the cartridges
Fences - outgrowths of the receiver of a double gun that mate with the breech ends of the barrels.
FFL - Federal Firearms [Dealer's] License.
Floated barrel - A rifle barrel mounted firmly to the receiver, but not touching the forend.
Fluid Steel bbls - Barrels made of homogeneous steel
Forcing cone - tapered area between the chamber to the bore proper
Full Stock - one-piece stock extending to the muzzle.
Gauge - System of measurement for the internal bore diameter of a smooth-bore firearm based on the spherical lead balls whose total weight is one pound.
Glassbedding - process undertaken to compensate for imperfect wood-to-metal fit.
Gloaming Sight - second, folding or pop-up front sight bead
Globe Sight - front sight assembly, primarily for target rifles
Greener Crossbolt - round bar, operated by the toplever, passing behind the breech of a side-by-side and through a matching hole in a rib extension
Greener Safety - A safety catch mounted to the left side of a gun
half grip - Round knob, semi pistol grip (Prince of Wales grip)
Hand-Detachable Locks - firing mechanism which is removable
Headspace – distance between the base of a chambered cartridge and the breech face of a firearm.
Heel - top of the butt-end of a gun stock.
Hinge Pin - cylindrical rod running laterally of a break-open gun's action around which the barrel hook revolves
Holdopen Toplever - A catch built into the receiver of a break-open gun to keep the toplever open
Intercepting Sear - A second sear
Jeweled - engine-turned treatment on a steel part for a finished look and to hold oil on the surface.
Kersten lock - A crossbolt running laterally, just behind the breech face, through the standing breech
Leaf Sights - Folding blade sights
LTRK - Long tang, round knob
Lumps - The projections extending downward from the breech end of a side-by-side gun.
Mag. or Magnum - cartridge greater than normal power or velocity.
Minute of Angle - A 1/60th part of a degree, measure used in adjusting rifle sights.
Monoblock bbls - barrels where the entire breech end of both barrels and the lumps together are machined from one solid piece of steel
Monte Carlo Comb - An elevated gunstock comb which drops to a normal height at the heel
Muzzle - The end of a barrel
Muzzle Brake - attached to the muzzle of a firearm designed to gasses
NE or Nitro Express - powered by nitro-glycerin-based propellant
NIB - New, in original box
O/U - Over and Under
Oval - oval plate inletted into the underside of the buttstock
PG - Full Pistol Grip,
Pitch - The angle of the butt of a gun in relation to the line of sight.
Ported barrels - Barrels with a series of holes or slots drilled near the muzzle.
Prewar - Before World War II
Pull - The length of a stock, measured from the center of the trigger to the center of the butt.
Purdey Underbolts - sliding bar, running through the
QD - Quick-detachable,
Receiver - The frame or action body of a firearm.
Regulation of Double Rifles - two barrels of a double-barrel shotgun where they converge
Reinforcing Crossbolt - A steel bolt, mounted transversely through a rifle stock
Release Trigger - trigger mechanism which fires when released.
Rifle - long-barreled firearm having spiral grooves cut inside the barrel
Rolled Triggerguard - A thickened, beaded edge on the side of a triggerguard bow.
Rook Rifle - English term used to shoot rooks, crows and other vermin.
Rose & Scroll Engraving - traditional English engraving of tight scroll are interspersed with bouquets of roses.
Scalloped receiver - rear edge of the receiver is carved into any of a variety of curved shapes
Schnabel - Stock detail, the forend tip flares out to an enlarged knob
Scope Blocks - small steel bases to accept scopes
Sear - sharp bar holding the hammer back under the tension of the mainspring.
Self-Opening (Assisted Opening) - barrels drop down simply by pressing the toplever without muscling them open manually
Sideclips - A pair of small beveled flanges extending forward from the sides of the standing breech Sidelock - type of action where the lockwork is mounted to the back of a plate
Sideplates - Decorative steel plates mounted to the sides of a boxlock
Single Action - hammer must be cocked manually prior to each shot.
Single Set Trigger - single trigger which when pushed forward converts to a hair trigger.
Skeet tubes - Interchangeable sub-calibre, full-length liner tubes that fit into the barrels of a shotgun to reduce the gauge
Sleeved bbls – method that new tubes are fitted down into the original breech
Snap Caps - Dummy cartridges with spring-loaded "primers"
Splinter Forend - A slender English-style forend
SRC or Saddle Ring Carbine - A carbine with a ring fitted to the side of the receiver.
SST or Single Selective Trigger - A single trigger with some sort of switch to change the order of firing of a pair of barrels.
ST - Single [non-selective] Trigger - Single trigger
Steel Shot - shot pellets of steel
STFK - Short tang, flat knob pistol grip
STRK - Short tang, round knob, semi-pistol grip
SxS or Side by Side (barrels) - Side-by-side barrels
Takedown - A firearm design whereby the barrel(s) is/are easily removed from the action
Teardrops - Small, raised-carved details on either side of a double gun
Throat - The beginning of the bore of a rifled firearm.
Toe - The bottom of the butt-end of a gun stock.
Tumbler - British for Hammer.
Vierling - A four-barreled gun
Watertable - The top of the bar of the action, the flat projection on the front of the receiver
Windage - Adjusting the point of impact of a firearm in the horizontal plane
Wrist - The thinnest section of the stock
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