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View attachment 350546 View attachment 350547 I pulled the barrel and from what I could find it has Birmingham proof marks.
Yup, narrows it down to pre-1913, as if we didn't know that already. The '10', as Andy suggests, is the gauge/bore reference - about .60". B[sceptres]C over P the breech is definitive BP Proof, matched by V in sceptres for 'view' - posh for inspection.
I'm afraid that the other marks are from a pipe wrench or knurled vice jaws. Not pretty, and only removable by taking down metal until they are gone. I'd leave 'em alone.
I'll let you decide whether or not to shoot it...
Might be good, since there does not appear to be anything visibly amiss with the barrel, but.......................it's 150 years old.
Odd to see a shotgun that is anything other than round, as too.
tac