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It would but way way too muzzle heavy to make a nice clay shotgun. Would help with follow through swing.

I did buy it at auction. For too many $$$. Been sitting in my safe for an age.

I might have some better images taken for a police audit. But on my damaged laptop. They want more images ... Of the almost completely worn off print engraving. I will take some better images.

Btw I hope I have that tatty old gun case! I may have it. Not sure if it turned up with the rifle.

First it is not a .410 shotgun. It has express sights. Too many forumites saw the express sights on both guns auctioned. I bid way too much for both especially this one.

I bought it as a .410 but it is not. During the self audit I redeclared the registration as probably a .500 BP Express. It still needs slugging and a casting of the chamber.

For the police reading this, I have no ammo for it, never shot it, it also fits well a definition of a non shooting antique. However it is registered as I do hope one day to shoot it and even hunt with it.

Henry Pielling? Daryl is spot on. It is very very faint but Henry Rifling is correct.

Very very faint, using a torch at angles and a lot of imagination, the maker Cogswell & Harrison might be discernable.

So it might be:
- A .500 BP Express. By measuring the bore.
- It is a long barrelled by hammer BP Express rifle. Any visible proofs need to be examined and interpreted.
- Henry Rifling.
- Probably a Cogswell & Harrison.

Before getting new images, what might be it's age, manufacturing date? New images will no doubt help.

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John aka NitroX

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