yes, fantastic damascus steel

with number 3815 we come near to the point when dreyse start to set the upper hooks on the action. that happen what I believe around 1874/75 also the number 2488 goes into the direction when the factory starts production of the new model for the Randschlusspatrone cartridge. I hope we will find some days guns near each other showing this turning points.

mister bürgin from switzerland was so kind to inform me that this gun shots an true 11mm bullet with a 49mm long cylindrical case.

http://www.waffenbuergin.ch/w157o/gebrau...-wn-21144-.html

I believe its a version of the 410mm/36ga brass case that was used in different lengths in germany as the "Lancaster Kugel" or LK meaning Lancaster bullet cartridge because center fire shotgun cases were Lancaster cases. this gun have also two smooth barrels shooting the bullet with the Rotationsstück seeing on pic no. 2 above.