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W. Collath - Frankfurt SxS Shotgun Gauges?
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Anyone know what gauges these guns were chambered for? Or where I can find a good reference?

Shotgun is owned by an acquaintance and I'm stumped by what gauge it might be. It's not a 16 and a 12 won't chamber. Could it be a 14 ga.? Short-chamber 12 ga.? Would it have a metric designation rather than British gauge designation? Any info is appreciated. Thanks. -WSJ
 
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Could it indeed be a 12/65, which you tried to load with 12/70s ? 14 gauges were virtually unheard of in Germany.

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wsj,

Teschner-Collath had their own system of designating gauges and there is a member called pwm at the Nitro Express forums who collects them. You could try contacting him there if you like. Cartridges of the World always has a couple of pages on the Collath gauges but it is very brief information.

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Thanks all for the info. -WSJ
 
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