1906 AE Luger Rebarrel.......ALMOST

George Anderson · 06-03-2004, 09:49 PM

Pete, I have a lovely 1900 commercial BUG proofed without "GERMANY" stamp. It is marked with the British gauge measurement on the bottum of the barrel.

A point of interest...I believe this measuring system is what gave us the modern shotgun measurements of 10, 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge. As I understand it the gauge is the number of lead balls the size of the barrel it took to equal a pound. I think the mighty .410 gauge is actually a .41 calibre but I'm not sure.

As a matter of fact, I'm not sure of any of this.

06-03-2004, 09:49 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Pete, I have a lovely 1900 commercial BUG proofed without "GERMANY" stamp. It is marked with the British gauge measurement on the bottum of the barrel. A point of interest...I believe this measuring system is what gave us the modern shotgun measurements of 10, 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge. As I understand it the gauge is the number of lead balls the size of the barrel it took to equal a pound. I think the mighty .410 gauge is actually a .41 calibre but I'm not sure. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure of any of this.