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Barrel Markings

Posted by Lewis Morris on September 1, 2025, 10:51 am
Edited by board administrator September 1, 2025, 11:06 am

I have a L.C. Smith 16 ga field grade but I can not find 16 ga marked anywhere on the gun. Is this a common practice? Thank you

Gauge Markings

Posted by Drew Hause on September 1, 2025, 11:13 am, in reply to "Barrel Markings"

Hunter Arms Co. did not mark the gauge on the barrels.
The post-1945 Marlin L.C. Smith Gun Co. did

Re: Gauge Markings

Posted by Steve Arnett on September 1, 2025, 1:47 pm, in reply to "Gauge Markings"

FWS 7994, 16 ga. from 1947. No gauge marking on this one.

Re: Gauge Markings

Posted by Steve Arnett on September 1, 2025, 1:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Gauge Markings"

Correction, late 1946.

Re: Gauge Markings

Posted by Lewis Morris on September 2, 2025, 8:55 am, in reply to "Re: Gauge Markings"

Thank you

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