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Hello
I am looking for some input regarding a rifle I recently aquired. The rifle is a heavy bench gun with a barrel diameter of 1.8" with a false muzzle. the bore diameter is .477 the groove diameter .485. The twist is in the neighborhood of 1-65". I was aware of this information at the time I won the bid on the rifle, what surprised me when I received the rifle was that the rifling consisted of 14 lands and grooves of equal width. Anyone out there familiar with this type rifling?
The rifle was made by Marshall Tidd, Woburn, Mass, the barrel is a Remington. What I can find regarding Mr. Tidd was that he was active during the 1860's.
Thank you for any input.
Mike O.
I am looking for some input regarding a rifle I recently aquired. The rifle is a heavy bench gun with a barrel diameter of 1.8" with a false muzzle. the bore diameter is .477 the groove diameter .485. The twist is in the neighborhood of 1-65". I was aware of this information at the time I won the bid on the rifle, what surprised me when I received the rifle was that the rifling consisted of 14 lands and grooves of equal width. Anyone out there familiar with this type rifling?
The rifle was made by Marshall Tidd, Woburn, Mass, the barrel is a Remington. What I can find regarding Mr. Tidd was that he was active during the 1860's.
Thank you for any input.
Mike O.