Re: Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number Archived Message
Posted by David Williamson on March 7, 2017, 6:35 am, in reply to "Re: Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number"
Ok, here are the facts. First the serial number on the Quality 2 are for a hammer gun. On the top of the barrels, L.C. Smith Maker Syracuse, N.Y. other barrel Damascus Steel Barrels. These barrels have a split extractor, Syracuse never made a gun with ejectors or a HOT. Barrels were sent to Fulton and Hunter Arms made a receiver and an ejector for-end for these barrels and serial numbered them to the barrels. Since by this time the joint check was no longer made, they eliminated the joint check on the barrels. The Quality 2 was made with a straight stock and both the original Quality C with these barrels were 10 gauge. These barrels have a double X on each barrel. In my opinion, this No.2E 10 gauge is a very, very interesting and rare gun that goes to show you what Hunter Arms would do to please a customer, "anything within reason". The owner, Thayne, was looking for a set of barrels for the Quality C hammer gun but he can still use the altered barrels on it. He stated the for-end does not fit well on it, but maybe someone here has a spare Syracuse for-end for him. One more tidbit, Buck Hamlin did the restoration on the No. 2E and Quality C receiver back around 2002. Thayne had indicated the original family had sent the barrels to Fulton after a fire had damaged the Quality C in the early part of the 1900's.
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Message Thread:
- Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number - David Williamson March 6, 2017, 4:15 pm
- Re: Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number - Tom Graver March 6, 2017, 4:47 pm
- Re: Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number - David Williamson March 6, 2017, 6:42 pm
- Re: Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number - David Williamson March 6, 2017, 9:20 pm
- Re: Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number - Louis Rotelli March 7, 2017, 7:11 am
- Re: Quality C and Quality 2 same serial number - Tom Archer March 7, 2017, 8:44 am
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