Last visit to the range, the owner of the range took down an oooold shotgun from its wall hooks. Here's the skinny:
Pump-action 12-gauge, but the action is bass-ackwards. It ejects spent hulls from the top, rather than the bottom or side. On the left side of the receiver is stamped "F. Bannerman, New York USA, Model 1890." On the top of the chamber is "RPTG SHOTGUN, PAT APPL 1882."
The barrel is 30" damascus steel (no, we're not gonna shoot it). No finish, and the wood stock and forend are beat to hell. Action is very smooth, but the block snapping up out of the top of the receiver like a Garand en bloc is disconcerting.
Any info on this gun would be much appreciated.
Pump-action 12-gauge, but the action is bass-ackwards. It ejects spent hulls from the top, rather than the bottom or side. On the left side of the receiver is stamped "F. Bannerman, New York USA, Model 1890." On the top of the chamber is "RPTG SHOTGUN, PAT APPL 1882."
The barrel is 30" damascus steel (no, we're not gonna shoot it). No finish, and the wood stock and forend are beat to hell. Action is very smooth, but the block snapping up out of the top of the receiver like a Garand en bloc is disconcerting.
Any info on this gun would be much appreciated.