4seventy
(Sponsor)
10/04/08 07:30 PM
Re: What IS this?

It's hard to tell much without actually examining the rifle, but that ring on the right breech face (left side of screen) looks like it could be flame cutting to me.
Cordite was very good at burning away metal from breechfaces and from chambers if a case rupture occurred.

That mark running down onto the water table could be from the same thing, ie hot gas under high pressure trying to cut a path to freedom.

Maybe someone has fired early cordite ammo which has suffered a case head failure in this rifle.
I'd be wanting to examine the rear end of the right chamber for any evidence of burn.
If the marks are burns in the steel, it is at the least a cosmetic flaw, but could also mean other more serious problems could show up as well.
Breechface and chamber burns are not uncommon with old doubles and often do not cause any major dramas, and the rifle can often function normally.

This rifle needs to be closely examined by a capable double rifle gunsmith/maker to determine the true story IMO.

Please let us know of the outcome.



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