Methinks you're exactly right, Marrakai! Those Scotmen were known to be a frugal lot. I suppose they couldn't help themselves all the time. Yes, Caprivi, even if his name was Alexander Henry. I imagine some shop foreman trying to figure out how to use up some left over or scrapped damascus tubes, and smiling at this little bit of ingenuity.

The barrel slugged at .3275". She's a tired old girl! All of my .303 loads on hand key-holed at 50 yards (150 grains on up to the proper 215 grain Woodleighs). So, do we:

1. Re-barrel and maintain the original .303 chambering?

or

2. Rebore and rechamber the existing barrel to .375 express?

I'm presently leaning towards option 2 as it means slightly less work, while maintaining a traditional cartridge known to be cambered in the Lee sporting rifles, and used by Scottish firms. See, I'm almost as frugal as a Scottish maker!