The A.J. Aubrey

FFOFFROAD · June 3, 2009, 11:43 AM

I have come across an meriden fire arms co The A.J. Aubrey 12g double barrel shotgun it has the laminated steel barrel and a few numbers stamped on the gun which i believe is the serial number but it does not match up with any of the serial numbers i have found on another site. Is this the serial number or were can i find the serial number on this gun i am trying to track down the year that this gun was made. I know they were made between 1905 and 1915. Any help or info would be great. thanks

hogdogs · June 3, 2009, 11:46 AM

You send it to me and I will Identify it for you...

Of course there will be research fees, shipping and handling too...

Pics please? Me likey gun ****... Damascus is pretty!
Brent

FFOFFROAD · June 3, 2009, 11:58 AM

I do not have any pics at this time the numbers stamped in it are T30 and right below that 6577

zippy13 · June 3, 2009, 02:09 PM

Greetings FFOFFROAD, and welcome aboard,

Yes, 6577 is the serial number and T30 is the code for a 30-inch twist barrel.
Is the 6577 repeated on the barrel and receiver?
Does it have external hammers or is it hammerless? Both were made at the time of your gun.
Is it marked: with Meriden Firearms Co.?
A.J. Aubrey worked for Parker Brothers in his early days. Later, with Sears and Robuck, he convinced them that making their own guns would be more profitable than subbing them out. Around 1905 they purchased a factory, and Aubrey (a Sears VP) formed the Meridan Firearms Co.

FFOFFROAD · June 3, 2009, 03:37 PM

Zippy 13 thanks for the info
it has 6577 on the reciever i have not found it on the barrel
it has two trigers and is hammerless
on the barrel between the two it has MFD BY THE MERIDEN FIRE ARMS CO. MERIDEN. CONN. PAT.APPLIED FOR
on the right barrel it has genuine laminated steel and on the left barrel it has choke bored
on the side it has The A.J.Aubrey

zippy13 · June 3, 2009, 04:11 PM

For more info, try our sister forum Harley Nolden's Institute for Firearms Research. Try to be as specific as possible with your question/s and provide as much info as you can.

FFOFFROAD · June 3, 2009, 05:53 PM

Thanks will do

bohdey · December 6, 2009, 03:38 PM

take the forestock off from under the barrels and the serial # is there on the wood.

June 3, 2009, 11:43 AM	#1
FFOFFROAD Junior Member Join Date: June 3, 2009 Location: So cal the desert Posts: 5	The A.J. Aubrey I have come across an meriden fire arms co The A.J. Aubrey 12g double barrel shotgun it has the laminated steel barrel and a few numbers stamped on the gun which i believe is the serial number but it does not match up with any of the serial numbers i have found on another site. Is this the serial number or were can i find the serial number on this gun i am trying to track down the year that this gun was made. I know they were made between 1905 and 1915. Any help or info would be great. thanks

December 6, 2009, 03:38 PM	#8
bohdey Junior Member Join Date: December 6, 2009 Posts: 2	meriden take the forestock off from under the barrels and the serial # is there on the wood.

June 3, 2009, 11:46 AM	#2
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	You send it to me and I will Identify it for you... Of course there will be research fees, shipping and handling too... Pics please? Me likey gun ****... Damascus is pretty! Brent

June 3, 2009, 11:58 AM	#3
FFOFFROAD Junior Member Join Date: June 3, 2009 Location: So cal the desert Posts: 5	I do not have any pics at this time the numbers stamped in it are T30 and right below that 6577

June 3, 2009, 02:09 PM	#4
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Greetings FFOFFROAD, and welcome aboard, Yes, 6577 is the serial number and T30 is the code for a 30-inch twist barrel. Is the 6577 repeated on the barrel and receiver? Does it have external hammers or is it hammerless? Both were made at the time of your gun. Is it marked: with Meriden Firearms Co.? A.J. Aubrey worked for Parker Brothers in his early days. Later, with Sears and Robuck, he convinced them that making their own guns would be more profitable than subbing them out. Around 1905 they purchased a factory, and Aubrey (a Sears VP) formed the Meridan Firearms Co.

June 3, 2009, 03:37 PM	#5
FFOFFROAD Junior Member Join Date: June 3, 2009 Location: So cal the desert Posts: 5	Zippy 13 thanks for the info it has 6577 on the reciever i have not found it on the barrel it has two trigers and is hammerless on the barrel between the two it has MFD BY THE MERIDEN FIRE ARMS CO. MERIDEN. CONN. PAT.APPLIED FOR on the right barrel it has genuine laminated steel and on the left barrel it has choke bored on the side it has The A.J.Aubrey

June 3, 2009, 04:11 PM	#6
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	For more info, try our sister forum Harley Nolden's Institute for Firearms Research. Try to be as specific as possible with your question/s and provide as much info as you can.

June 3, 2009, 05:53 PM	#7
FFOFFROAD Junior Member Join Date: June 3, 2009 Location: So cal the desert Posts: 5	Thanks will do