A friend has a Dixie 32 flintlock for sale. The owner states that he was told it was rebarreled with a Douglas barrel. There are no markings stating it is a Douglas unless they are under the bottom. But what intrigues me is the rifling is so shallow for a Douglas. My Vincent 40 cal with a Douglas barrel has very pronounced rifling with nice deep grooves.
I trust my friend but I don't quite trust the unknown to me fellow who claims to have rebarreled it with a Douglas barrel.
Plus where a regular Dixie Tennessee has the "Dixie Gun Works Union City Tennessee Made in Japan" markings looks almost like they were defarbed as I can faintly make out some writing there especially the letter "D".
So my main question is does a Douglas 32 barrel have shallow 8 groove rifling? BTW he says he's been told it is worth $600?
Thank you
Bob
I trust my friend but I don't quite trust the unknown to me fellow who claims to have rebarreled it with a Douglas barrel.
Plus where a regular Dixie Tennessee has the "Dixie Gun Works Union City Tennessee Made in Japan" markings looks almost like they were defarbed as I can faintly make out some writing there especially the letter "D".
So my main question is does a Douglas 32 barrel have shallow 8 groove rifling? BTW he says he's been told it is worth $600?
Thank you
Bob