Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 24th, 2010
It looks like there are some good guns coming up this weekend at auctions in IN, VA & MD. I have not seen these guns, so be sure you check them out before you bid on them. MARCH 27 -Associated Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc in West Friendship, MD, has a bunch of side by side [...]
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 Sep 16th, 2009
Heads up! I just got a line on a 20g Boss SxS double barrel shotgun. It’s coming up to auction this Monday, September 21st, at 5pm. It is at Braswell Galleries in Norwalk, CT. I have not seen the gun, but I talked to the auctioneer about it. He told me it was a 20g [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Aug 17th, 2009
Well now…a 20 gauge No. 2, 99% ALL ORIGINAL. That’s a gun…
Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 4th, 2009
Connecticut Shotgun just listed this rare British double barrel shotgun. It’s a W. & C. Scott Imperial Premier sidelock in 12 gauge. Connecticut Shotgun’s full listing reads: “WC Scott Premier Imperial grade, 12ga, 30”, F/F, the very rarest WC Scott the holy grail of the line Whitworth barrels, double trigger, auto ejectors, pistol grip, leather [...]
Posted in DOGS on Feb 22nd, 2009
One of top double barrel shotgun collectors in the US just sent me some pics of his latest find: a pristine 1901 L.C. Smith Pigeon grade with ejectors. Take a look at the pics below to see for yourself what a 100+ year old American side by side shotgun with most of its original condition [...]