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Comment on Good gun alert: 12 gauge John Harper boxlock double…. by Good gun alert: a 12 gauge John Harper double barrel shotgun... | Dogs and Doubles

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:33:31 +0000

[...] This SxS is by John Harper, a gunmaker who used to be located in Birmingham, England. Harper opened a shop in 1902 and his business was in operation until 1975. From what I can tell, most of his trade was in good quality boxlocks, sort of the meat-and-potatoes of the English shotgun business. Doubles like these were great deals when they were made 80 years ago. Today, the same is still true. [...]

Comment on Gunmaking & gundog training in the UK… by Ham Hackney

Ham Hackney — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:18:39 +0000

Great video – I particularly enjoyed seeing the “average bloke” driven shoots. It is a good reminder that not all driven shoots are for the posh set.

Comment on About me by Gregg

Gregg — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:50:27 +0000

Sherwood-

Welcome aboard. Glad you like the site. Please enjoy it – and tell your friends.

Good shooting,

Gregg

Comment on About me by Sherwood Marabella

Sherwood Marabella — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:27:04 +0000

Howdy! Someone in my Facebook group shared this site with us so I came to look it over. I’m definitely loving the information.

Comment on The world’s first self opener?? by Gregg

Gregg — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:25:38 +0000

Excellent. I would love to learn more about it.

Thanks for the post.

Gregg

Comment on The world’s first self opener?? by Joe Moyles

Joe Moyles — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:19:11 +0000

Hi,

I own a self opening 20 gauge shotguns. I don’t know if it is the same as the one you describle. I have it up for sale in North August, SC IWANA right now. When I get it back I will check it out and let you know.

Comment on Good gun alert: an awesome 16 gauge J.P. Sauer hammergun… by Gregg

Gregg — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:12:08 +0000

You’re absolutely right. Thank you for pointing it out.

Gregg

Comment on Good gun alert: an awesome 16 gauge J.P. Sauer hammergun… by michael fischer

michael fischer — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:04:13 +0000

this gun is not as old as you state it is, as the under barrel proof marks werent required in germany until 1890 or 1891. Im guessing early 1900s

Comment on Auction alert: 12 gauge Baltimore Arms C grade, straight grip… by Gregg

Gregg — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:04:41 +0000

Me, too. The 16s were made on their own frames.

One with a straight grip would be quite a find.

Gregg

Comment on Auction alert: 12 gauge Baltimore Arms C grade, straight grip… by Mark Larson

Mark Larson — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:32:09 +0000

Me likey. Sure would be cool to find something like this in 16ga.