Posted by Tom Garver on July 28, 2023, 6:04 pm, in reply to "12 Ga Serial # Check"
Richard, you have a model F hammer gun from c. 1899. The F does not stand for field but more as a grade designation of hammer guns. No records are available for the 70,000 serial number range. As no hammerless guns have surfaced in this SN range it is believed that all guns were external hammer. Probably the most significant aspect was the change in the sidelock from a bar action to a back action somewhere in the 73,000 SN block.