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I Have a 1894 FE Trap and would like to get the year of manufacture. The serial number is P133410. Couple of other questions as well. On the top of the barrel it is marked Trap Gun. F. Grade. The gun has ejectors. Is it a FE? The barrels are stamped in a vertical fashion F E H 3. What were the choke ...

Thank you guys very much. That barrel length change date was the piece I was missing. Thanks again.
Brian

I am trying to date a 572 and have not been able to narrow down the production date. The year date code is "I" which make it either 76, 88, or 2014. When I look at what I find for history or modifications over the years I am not able to rule out some of those date. Here are some of the key features ...

Pick up a rolling bock at the gun show last weekend and am trying to get some of the identification straightened out. Here is what I have.
Model 1 1/2 with flat top receiver without a step in the sides of the frame. 30 " barrel full octagon.
Caliber - 32 RF (Marked 32 on bottom of barrel ahead of ...

I finally got it.

Barrel attached to action
falling block in place
barrel clamped in vice with action upside down
place spring assembly in action, engaged with block
insert 2/16" steel ron in stock connection hole and push all of the way forward, this keeps the spring from buckeling
Clamp hammer in ...

Purchased a pretty rough #6 Improved at a gun show last weekend and have been sprucing it up. It had some pretty heavy pitting on the one side of the barrel and receiver so I didn't feel bad about taking it down to white metal and blueing it with some Dicopan. Bore is fantastic and am looking ...

Purchased a pretty rough #6 Improved at a gun show last weekend and have been sprucing it up. It had some pretty heavy pitting on the one side of the barrel and receiver so I didn't feel bad about taking it down to white metal and blueing it with some Dicopan. Bore is fantastic and am looking ...