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I had walk with my old 16 bore  hammergun this evening . I only had one cartridge left for it so l passed on a couple of shots until l could find a rabbit that was daft enough to sit still long emough for me to creep up on it!20220420_203338.jpg.720dbf375ab4b3d30a5963defef8b468.jpg20220420_203404.jpg.1d38482f8fb47c99b38476b922a25840.jpg

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1 hour ago, David.evans said:

Nice gun ?

how old is it 

I'm not sure . Joseph Bowerbank was a foundry owner and iron monger who added the "Son" to his business name in 1906 according to a list of Cumbrian iron works that l found. Though the gun looks older. 

It's just starting to get a tiny bit loose so with the price of lightweight 16 bore cartridges will probably  be retired. Having said that; although the barrels are tatty on the outside and look like they've been painted at some time  the bores are pretty good. 

 

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