Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 15th, 2010
It’s official. Bo Whoop hammered down for $175,000.* Once lost, now found, America’s most famous shotgun was auctioned off today by James D. Julia Auctions in Fairfield, Maine. Bidding opened at $50,000 and and clawed its way to $175,000. From about $125,000 on, two phone bidders went toe-to-toe for the fabled gun. Bo Whoop is [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 12th, 2010
I just found out about this. There are four double coming up at DuMouchelles in Detriot, MI. There are three 28 gauges: a Westely Richards, Webley & Scott and an FT Bakers. There’s also a 20 gauge Webley & Scott 700. These guns are all boxlocks with straight grips and double triggers All I know [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 10th, 2010
I see a lot of nice guns. I see some good guns. I see very few fantastic guns. This 20 gauge Boss Over-and-Under shotgun is a fantastic gun. It’s coming up March 15 at James D. Julia Auctioneers. Wes Dillon was kind enough to give me a private viewing of it a few weeks ago. [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 7th, 2010
This 1937 Parker catalog is on Ebay right now. This is one of the nicest Parker catalogs, with nice pictures of all the models. A must-have for serious Parker guys. Hurry, this one ends March 8th at noon PST.
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 25th, 2010
Here’s something on Gunbroker.com I’ve never seen: an original 1891 Lefever catalog. I’ve seen reprints of this catalog, but never the real thing. This one looks like it is in excellent shape. If you’re a serious Lefever collector, it would be nice to have. Daniel Myron Lefever started making his patented hammerless guns in 1883. [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 22nd, 2010
A couple rare American double-barrel shotguns coming up Greg Martin’s March 14th auction. Scroll down for more info. — Don’t miss a good gun. Get Good Gun Alerts emailed to you. To sign up, drop me a note: gregg@dogsanddoubles.com — The first is this 20 gauge A.H. Fox HE, or Super Fox, shipped from Fox [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 17th, 2010
Couple of nice double barrel, side-by-side shotguns here are up for auction online. Some of the auctions are ending real soon, so check them out right away: 12g Holland & Holland North wood 20g Fox Sterlingworth, Philadelphia, 28″ 20g, DHE, Parker Repro, 26″ 16g Darne 12g Darne, 2-bbl set 12g Parker DHE, 2-bbl set
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 13th, 2010
Time ran out and one lucky bidder walked away with a hell of a Parker 8 gauge. This gun sold for $11,780.00. That’s a pretty good price for a damascus barreled side by side, double barrel Parker.
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 12th, 2010
Shoot, I forgot all about this Paker 8g. An online auction company called Gunrunnerauctions.com has it. It looks like the auction ends today, 2/ 12, @ 7:30pm EST. Auctioneer’s description: “Parker Grade 2, 8 ga. side by side shotgun. Serial #160785, mfg. 1912. Good condition. Wow! Massive double built on the biggest of the Parker [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 12th, 2010
Passion is insanity. I’m passionate about hunting dogs, double barrel shotguns, and bird hunting. Sometimes, this passion drives me to do crazy things. Boss & Co., James Purdey & Sons, and Holland & Holland are known as the three top gunmakers in London. For 150+ years, they’ve made some of the finest doubles in the [...]