Posted in DOUBLES on Jan 16th, 2012
Woodward Over & Under shotguns make me crazy. They are one of the most elegant double barrel shotguns every made — without a doubt — and the ones I’ve handled have been some of the finest shotguns I’ve ever seen. James Woodward & Sons introduced their Over & Under in 1913 (Boss’s came out in [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Oct 4th, 2011
The hammer dropped today at Julias on this stunning Boss O/U. When the action stopped, one hand was up and the bid was $165,000! With the 15% premium, that means the new owner of this spectacular double barrel shotgun will write a check for about $190,000. I saw this over-and-under shotgun at Julia’s preview on [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Sep 30th, 2011
Here’s a rare American double barrel shotgun for you to check out. It’s a 20g A.H. Fox Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland game. Skeet & Upland Games were a subset of Fox’s Sterlingworth line. Introduced in 1935, they were offered in 12, 16 & 20 gauge, and with 26″ & 28″ barrels. You can read more [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Aug 19th, 2011
This a nice little G-grade Lefever 20g shotgun going off tomorrow at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX. The double barrel looks like it has a lot of original finish and color. In 20 gauge, and with 28″ barrels, it’s a hard gun to find. Too bad about all that drop in the stock, though. Unless [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 14th, 2011
Rock Island Auctions has a few rare A.H. Fox double barrel shotguns coming up at their regional auction this weekend. One is this 20 gauge SP. A.H. Fox made introduced the SP grade in 1935. You can read all about them here. This 12 gauge Skeet & Upland Game is the other rare Fox. This [...]
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 [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Aug 17th, 2009
Well now…a 20 gauge No. 2, 99% ALL ORIGINAL. That’s a gun…
