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Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 24th, 2013
Fox Sterlingworths used to be one of the best buys in American shotguns. Hunters realized this and made it the company’s best seller. From 1910 to about 1940, the A.H. Fox and then the Savage Arms Company shipped around 140,000 of these great side-by-side shotguns to shooters throughout North America. Most Sterlies were used hard [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 22nd, 2013
Stephen Grant was one of the 19th century’s finest gunmakers. Today, he may be one of the under appreciated. Born in 1821 in Tipperary, Ireland, he started his apprenticeship in Dublin and then moved to London where he worked with Charles Lancaster and Thomas Boss. In 1867, Grant went out on his own. He quickly [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 21st, 2013
Little John’s Auction Service annual May antique and sporting guns auction starts tomorrow. There’s a lot of nice doubles there, including these Parker side by sides. Here a few that really caught my eye: Lot 560: Parker AAHE Grade Pigeon gun, 12 gauge 2 ¾” chambers, 32” barrels: Serial number 205648. About 240 made. Excellent [...]
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 9th, 2013
The title “gunmaker” has always had always had a broad definition, especially here in America. Some of our gunmakers did make shotguns and rifles from scratch (or mostly from scratch). But others bought parts from overseas and then assembled, stocked, and finished off the firearm over here. Many more American “gunmakers” were retailers who had [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 5th, 2013
Arrieta is one of Spain’s top gunmakers, and the Arrieta 871 model is one of their top shotguns. With chopperlump barrels, a rounded, and a color-case hardened action, it’s a great looking double that has many of the features found on the world’s best SxS. The 871 you see here is up for auction now. [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on May 4th, 2013
Parker Bros. was one of America’s oldest, largest, and most innovative gun makers. From 1869 to 1942, the company turned out over 240,000+ shotguns. The one you see is built on the Parker Lifter-Action, one of the company’s earliest designs. It’s an A-grade, and it was the top-of-line Parker back when it was made in [...]
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 May 3rd, 2013
Twenty-eight gauge Parkers are tough to find, especially ones with 28″ barrels and a bit of original condition. From the looks of things, the one you see here has all that and more. This 28g Parker is up for auction now at Gunauction.com. It’s a no reserve auction, ending on Sunday, May 5, 2013 @ [...]
Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Apr 30th, 2013
Fox Sterlingworths are easy to find. That’s because A.H. Fox made a ton of them. Even the small bores — the 16 gauges and the 20 gauges — are pretty common. Regardless of the gauge, most of the Sterlies you see out there are similar – pistol grips, non-ejectors, 26″ or 28″ barrels. So once [...]
