Hunting dogs, fine firearms, and enjoying both.
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on May 24th, 2013
Holland & Holland is one of the most famous gunmakers in the world, and the Holland & Holland Royal shotguns is one of the most influential shotgun designs of all time. But I don’t know about their baseball hats. From the price on this one, it looks like people are willing to pay top dollar [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 12th, 2013
Here’s a second chance to get a great looking little shotgun. This over-under is back on the market: GEBR ADAMY DIAMOND GRADE 28 GAUGE OVER UNDER SHOTGUN I put up a post about this shotgun a few months ago. It hit the market and sold right away. It’s easy to see why. With a straight [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 28th, 2013
In 1812, William Westley Richards founded the firm that bears his name today. In the firm’s 200 year history, they’ve invented everything from Monkey Tail Carbines and shotgun toplevers to solid drawn, brass rifle cartridges and the Anson & Deeley shotgun. In 1897, Leslie B Taylor, Westley Richards’s Managing Director, created the company’s famous Detachable [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 25th, 2013
The Chesapeake Bay used to be one of the greatest places in the world to hunt waterfowl. Massive flocks of ducks, geese, and swans used to settle on its waters every fall, and as the birds passed through, hunters were waiting. These hunters used all sorts of firearms, and the more prosperous ones used fancy [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 22nd, 2013
Engraving can make or break a shotgun. Done right, it adds to a double’s overall elegance and beauty. Done wrong, its gaudiness screams “look at me” and ruins the entire gun. On this Max Ern O/U double rifle, I would say that the engraver got it right. You can see more examples of Max Ern [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 19th, 2013
Good guns at fair prices have a tendency to sell fast. Sometimes, just how fast amazes me. This rare, 28 Gauge pre-war Diamond Grade Gebruder Adamy O/U popped up on Gunsinternational yesterday and sold in less than 24 hours. It’s easy to see why. It’s a beautiful little shotgun and it looks like it’s in [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 11th, 2013
Higher prices don’t always mean higher quality. That’s the case with the 12 gauge sidelock Westley Richards you see here and here. With these side by sides, the better shotgun costs half the money. Westley Richards is famous for their boxlocks shotguns. But for most of their history they’ve also made sidelocks. Many these sidelocks [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 8th, 2013
James Purdey & Sons is one of the world’s most famous gunmakers – and for good reason. They’ve been making some of the world’s finest rifles and shotguns for almost 200 years. This video is an interesting look inside the company. It’s good, but long (1 hour and 30 minutes). To make it easier to [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 1st, 2013
Happy 2013! As you nurse your hangover and make plans for 2013, here’s a nice shotgun to check out. Thomas Wild was one of the old-guard Birmingham gunmakers. Founded in 1857, they made offered a wide range of firearms up until about 1937. One of their last catalogs featured best-quality sidelock ejectors for £60, entry level [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Dec 26th, 2012
I’m a big fan of Guyot shotguns, and I’ve written about these doubles here, here, and here. Just about every Guyot side-by-side that I’ve seen has been very well made, from the lower-end boxlocks to the top-of-line sidelocks. The sidelock here is an another example of just how much skill went into Guyot’s best double [...]
