Posted in DOUBLES on Feb 2nd, 2012
Auction alert! There are a number of good guns and sporting items coming up on Saturday, 2/4, at South Bay Actions in East Moriches, Long Island, NY. Here are a few highlights of the sale. See the complete listing here. Lot 4: Winchester Model 21 12g with 28″ barrels. Lot 6: Francotte, 28g. side by side. Lot [...]
Posted in ENJOYING BOTH on Dec 25th, 2011
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone out there. I hope you’re having a good time and the cheer is spreading. I wish great health and even better luck in 2012. Here at Dogs & Doubles were getting ready to do some upland hunting. I should be in central Maine for the next few days, [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Dec 6th, 2011
If you’re the handy type and you would like to make your own double barrel shotgun, here’s a great way to get started. Buy this Purdey-style action forging. It’s on Ebay right now for $500. Of course, it still needs a lot of time, work and money to become a gun.
Posted in DOUBLES on Sep 16th, 2011
Here’s something you don’t see every day: Two W. & C. Scott Premier shotguns, both circa 1891. Premiers were Scott’s standard top of the line shotgun and in their day they were as expensive as a Purdey or Boss. What makes these two even more interesting is their prices: the more original one is barely [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Sep 2nd, 2011
Side-by-side, double barrel shotguns are usually easy to tell apart: You have boxlocks…. And you have sidelocks… But sometimes it’s not so easy, like with this Bernardelli: [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Jul 5th, 2011
Here’s are an example of something that drives me nuts: crappy metal-to-metal fit. You see this on all kinds of guns, from the cheapest to the most expensive. Sometimes it’s because of age, sometimes it’s because of a poor repair, and other times it ‘s from plain shitty craftsmanship. First, lets start with how things [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Apr 12th, 2011
J.P Sauer and Sohn is one of the world’s oldest gunmakers. In their day they’ve made it all, from flintlocks to pocket-sized pistols. They also made a lot of shotguns. You see a lot of these double barrels on the American market. Most of them are boxlocks, and they’re finished as lower-grade, utilitarian guns. Older [...]
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 Feb 1st, 2011
Most Belgian double barrel shotguns get a bad rap in this country. Unless they’re by one of the big names, like Francotte or Lebeau Courally, nobody wants them. That’s too bad, really. There a lot of barely know Belgian makers out there, and many of them made fantastic guns. In fact, some of these guns are [...]
Posted in DOUBLES on Jan 20th, 2011
Another day, and more good guns to buy. Here’s a nice looking A.H. Fox AE 12 gauge double barrel shotgun that’s on SoldUSA.com right now. From what I can see, I’d say this gun is all original and very crisp. Not much color, but it doesn’t looked messed with, either. Check out this pair of [...]
