Posted in DOUBLES on Nov 18th, 2011
Lefevers are my favorite American double barrel shotguns (OK, one of my favorites). Twenty gauge Lefevers are tough to come across, and as you go up in grades, they get scarcer and scarcer. Throw in some condition and you have a gun that’s almost impossible to come by. They’re out there, but few of them [...]
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 Jul 20th, 2011
The Lefever Arms Co. turned out some of the nicest double barrel shotguns ever made in America. From 1880 to 1919 they made close to 70,000 side-by-sides. Of all these guns, 20 gauges like this one that was just on Gunbroker are the hardest to find. This 20 gauge is an E-grade–a middle-grade model for [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 25th, 2011
Just a quick update before the weekend. I’m heading up to Maine to chase woodcock with Puck. I’m very excited to see some birds and get the dog in the woods. The woodock should be back in full force, so I hope to see a bunch of them. We may get out in the evening [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Mar 18th, 2011
There are a handful of decent auction coming up over the next week. -Montrose Auctions in Montrose, Georgia has a some decent doubles coming up on March 19th. There are a number of side-by-side shotguns, including Parkers, Parker Repros, Winchester M21s, a few A.H. Foxes, and some L.C. Smiths. This is where you can search [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Dec 3rd, 2010
There are two decent gun auctions coming up over the next few weeks. 12/10: DuMouchelles, Detroit, MI. These guys have a few Winchester Model 21s and this 12 gauge Holland & Holland Royal Model de Luxe side by side shotgun that was made for the 1900 Paris Exhibition. This H&H may be a really nice [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Oct 28th, 2010
Horst Auctions in Ephrata, PA, is holding a big gun auction on Saturday, 11/6. Here is a listing plus pics of everything in the auction. There are plenty of good guns there. Lots featuring double barrel shotguns are listed below: 108. W. W. Greener hammer double ser.# 23915. 110. Parker Bros. “T” Quality ser.# 76804. [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 28th, 2009
Cabelas Gun Library just posted this real nice Lefever EE 12 gauge double barrel shotgun on their site. It has 28″ damascus bbls, ejectors, lots of color and nice pistol grip stock. Even though it has the condition to be a collector’s piece, it’s stock dimensions would also make it a good shooter : 14.24″ [...]
