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Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Feb 28th, 2009
Cabelas Gun Library just posted this real nice Lefever EE 12 gauge double barrel shotgun on their site. It has 28″ damascus bbls, ejectors, lots of color and nice pistol grip stock. Even though it has the condition to be a collector’s piece, it’s stock dimensions would also make it a good shooter : 14.24″ [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Feb 24th, 2009
It looks like there are still plenty of people out there with money. Last Saturday, February 21, Cobbs Auctioneers in Peterborough, NH, auctioned a couple nice 20g Purdey double barrel shotguns. Congratulations to their new owners. The prices they paid were respectable – a little under their pre-sale estimates – but still solid. This first [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Feb 22nd, 2009
One of top double barrel shotgun collectors in the US just sent me some pics of his latest find: a pristine 1901 L.C. Smith Pigeon grade with ejectors. Take a look at the pics below to see for yourself what a 100+ year old American side by side shotgun with most of its original condition [...]
Posted in HUNTING DOGS on Feb 19th, 2009
Two super nice looking 20g Purdey double barrel shotguns are being auctioned off on Saturday, February 21, in Peterborough, NH, by The Cobbs Auctioneers. These side-by-sides are in nice condition with lots of color and excellent blueing. They’re both in their original Purdey cases and they include their original accessories. Both guns are Best-quality with [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Feb 17th, 2009
Over the past year I’ve come across some nice L.C. Smith double-barrel shotguns. LC Smith made hammerless shotguns from 1886 -1950 and again from 1968-1971. I’ve pulled together this little study to show the stock styles a customer could order these guns. The guns below were all made before 1913. Of all the classic American [...]
