Posted in DOUBLES on Jul 30th, 2010
How much is a Boss 20 gauge, round-body with 17″ barrels worth? How about $40,000! At least that is one brought a few weeks ago at Bonhams’ July 18th action.
Here’s its description from the catalog:
A fine and highly unusual 20-bore (3in) single-trigger assisted-opening round-bodied sidelock ejector gun by Boss & Co., no. 7788
This gun [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Jul 29th, 2010
It was 1863. The year kicked off with the world’s first underground railway opening in London. Six months later, General Robert E. Lee led Confederate troops into the Battle of Gettysburg. And in November, Mr Thomas Leigh took delivery of this J. Purdey hammergun, #6597. It was one of a pair of 10 [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Jun 11th, 2010
Check out this Parker double barrel shotgun. It’s a 16 gauge, VH grade side by side made in 1899.
The seller is saying it’s refinished. But I don’t know. The barrels look redone. But look at the wood. If that wood is redone, that’s some great work. I’ve asked a few folks about this gun and [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Jun 9th, 2010
Horst Auction in Ephrata, PA, is holding a gun auction this coming Saturday, June 12. There’s a preview on Friday and on Saturday in the AM before the auction. Ephrata is about 70 miles west of Philadelphia.
There a few nice Lefever, Ithaca, L.C. Smith, and A.H. Fox side-by-side shotguns there. Looks like a lot of [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Jun 6th, 2010
The rising bite you can see in this picture does not exist – at least not according to Boss. The gun is a 12 gauge Boss Over-and-Under. It’s a 1930s era gun, made for 3″ shells and heavy loads.
Even though there are at least two other Boss Over/Unders with the same type of rising [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Jun 2nd, 2010
Wow — Parkers, Foxes, LC Smiths and more…Oh my…
Redding Auction Service in Gettysburg, PA, has a ton of nice side-by-side shotguns coming up this Sunday, June 6. There are also some real crisp Winchester and Marlin rifles. Nice stuff.
The auction begins at 9am. For more info go here or call them at 717-334-6941.
Some of double [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on May 30th, 2010
This rare A. H. Fox 20 gauge side-by-side shotgun is on Auction Arms right now. The auction ends on 06/01/2010 at 11:05:06 and there’s no reserve. Too bad the seller took such crummy pics.
This double barrel looks like an early C grade side-by-side shotgun. With 30″ barrels, this could be a real nice gun. The [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Apr 22nd, 2010
Alert! Ken Farmer Auctions in Radford, VA, has this Parker D grade , or Grade 3, toplever hammergun coming up for sale on Sunday, April 25.
The gun has two set of barrels, 28″ and 30″. The finish on the gun looks pretty original. With everyone heading down to the Southern this weekend, heading to this [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Apr 14th, 2010
When it comes to auctions, there are two things I love to see.
First, an auctioneer who knows very little about an item. Second, an auctioneer who makes life hard for absentee bidders.
Auctioneers likes this are experts at selling items under their real value. That means you can get a great deal.
Marr Auction Services in Sandston, VA, is this kind of [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Apr 13th, 2010
A friend of mine forwarded me this video. It’s from the BBC and it was made in the 1950s.
Check it out. Take a look at the way the gunfitter is dressed. Nice suit!
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1102&session_lightbox_del=1&record_id=1102&media_urn=2840
Gregg