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Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 12th, 2013
Holland & Holland Hammer Double Rifle, 8 gauge: 26″ smooth bore damascus barrels with perfect bores and single leaf folding express sights. Stalking safeties on hammers. Excellent condition. Price: $25,000.00 1916 Ansley H. Fox XE Grade 12ga: Fox XE Grade, 1916 Philadelphia, PA. This gun is in +95% Condition. 2 5/8″ chambers, 28″ barrels, Full [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 8th, 2013
Boss O/Us are impressive shotguns. As one of the most influential designs in shotgun history, they’ve had an incredible impact on modern over unders. In fact, most of the O/Us made today owe a debt to this British design. But that’s not all that makes these O/Us special. BossS over & unders are also beautifully [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 4th, 2013
The Winchester M21 double barrel shotgun is a side-by-side I often overlook. Mass produced by Winchester from 1930-1959, it came out just as most American makers were easing their way out of the business. Rugged and well made, Winchester turned out about 30,000 of them before the M21 became a special-order item through their Custom [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 19th, 2013
Wow – now here’s a nice American shotgun that’s up for auction. It’s 20 gauge A.H. Fox CE grade with a straight grip and its original hang tags. The auction starts tomorrow, April 20, at 10AM ET. The only bad news is that the auction is at place called Switzer’s Auction & Appraisal Service in [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 11th, 2013
If classic American doubles are your thing, here are two nice ones to check out. This first shotgun is a 12 gauge L.C. Smith No. 2. According the L.C. Smith Collector’s Association, “The No. 2 grade was nicely finished and engraved… and was said to be “just the kind for rough usage.” The Hunter Arms [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 7th, 2013
Boss & Co. 20 bore SxS double barrel shotgun: Best side by side, 26″ barrels with file cut flat tapered rib, original 2-3/4″ chambers choked tight improved cylinder and modified .010/.016, bores measure a perfect .615/.615, and fabulous wall thickness of .035 minimum both. With a perfectly proportioned action, engraved in the traditional Boss style, [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 1st, 2013
When it comes to collecting, original condition rules. The more of it a shotgun has, the more collector’s will pay for it. But some prices can be too high, regardless of how crisp and original an item is. That’s what I thought when I saw this A.H. Fox A-grade. While it sure looks nice and [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Mar 31st, 2013
Holland & Holland Royal SXS 12 GAUGE: Made 1952. #339XX, 26″ bbls, Chokes 009 and 016, 2 3/4″ chambers, self opener, leather covered pad, excellent original condition with light handling marks. 6lbs 11oz . 14 3/4 LOP. Price: $37,500.00 Army-Navy Side-by-Side Double Rifle .470 Nitro Express: No. 45921, 25″ barrels. Built on the Webley Long [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Mar 30th, 2013
I was up at the James D. Julia Auction Company a few weeks ago looking over the shotguns in their March 11 & 12 sale. A lot of doubles caught my eye – from this great 16 gauge Woodwards O/U to this fantastic, 12 gauge J.P. Sauer Deluxe. There were lots of nice American shotguns [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Mar 27th, 2013
London is the traditional source of the world’s best shotguns, and for good reason. Boss & Co., Purdey & Sons, Holland & Holland and other makers based their have been making fantastic doubles for over 150+ years. But Best-quality doubles have also come from other parts of the UK and Europe. This 20 gauge sidelock [...]
