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PIOTTI KING ROYAL SXS 16 GAUGE
PIOTTI KING ROYAL SXS 16 GAUGE

PIOTTI KING ROYAL SXS 16 GAUGE: MADE 1999 28″ 010 AND 018 2 3/4 DOUBLE TRIGGER EJECTORS SPLINTER FOREARM ENGLISH GRIP CASED EXCELLENT CONDITION 6LBS 8 OZ X 2″ X 1 7/16″ X 15″ Price: $29,500

J. Purdey & Sons .303 Sidelock Side-by-Side Double Rifle: Beautifully made J. Purdey & Sons .303 sidelock non ejector double rifle. 25 1/2″ barrels with a ramp foresight, one fixed 100 yard express sight and one folding leaf regulated at 200 yards. The barrels feature an extended third bite and a scope rail has been fitted to the rib. The bolstered, non ejector sidelock action is engraved with classic rose and scroll with some original colour, has two triggers, bolt safe, underlever opening and clipped fences. A nicely figured stock which has been refinished has a pistol grip with cap, cheek piece, chequered butt, sling swivel and silver oval. A very attractive Purdey in very good condition. Stock: Pistol Grip. LOP: 14″. Weight: 9lbs 1.6oz Price: $22,500

J. Purdey & Sons .303 Sidelock Side-by-Side Double Rifle
J. Purdey & Sons .303 Sidelock Side-by-Side Double Rifle
AyA Model No.53 Sidelock SxS in 20 Gauge
AyA Model No.53 Sidelock SxS in 20 Gauge

AyA Model No.53 Sidelock SxS in 20 GaugeThis No.53 features 27″ barrels with I.C. & Mod. (.011 & .019) chokes and a concave, tapered rib with a silver bead front sight, 2 3/4″ chambers, ejectors, double triggers with articulating front (hinged), engraved and extended trigger-guard, manual thumb actuated safety and gold-lined cocking indicators. For strength and safety there is the Purdey type triple-bite with side-clips and gas venting action and includes the two bite chopper lump steel barrels and a concealed third bite, released by top lever. And for beauty, the No.53, is fully engraved in a traditional European ribbon and floral pattern, and includes beautiful high grade walnut stocks, a straight-hand-grip and wrap-around extended checkered butt-stock with a leather covered red/orange recoil pad, and a checkered splinter forend with engraved iron and a push button release. Stock dimensions: LOP: 15 3/8″ to recoil pad, or 14 1/8″ to wood; DAC: 1 5/16″; DAH: 1 3/4″ & Cast Off: 3/16″. Weighs: 6 1/2 Lbs. All in very good to excellent condition. The barrel blue is near new with full coverage, a little lighting up of the blue on the exention of the trigger-guard, and the coin finished sidelock action is very bright and shiny with eye-popping engraving! The beautiful grained stocks and glossy lacquer finish shows some occasional light wear, a few wood scratches and smudges in the lacquer finish. There is tiny chipping of the butt-stock’s bottom fingers where they meet the action. Also includes a traditional oak hard-case fitted with with leather and canvas covers and red cloth interior, and inside are chrome snap caps and a chrome oiler, a bottle of Lightwood & Son neverust oil and a two piece wooden cleaning rod with brass jag and brush. Included in the ad are a total of 12 photographs, and all can be seen on Cabela’s Gun Library. Price: $3828.88 

Celta Borchers - Guernica, Spain - Sidelock Ejector - 28ga - Perfect Quail Gun - Long LOPCelta Borchers - Guernica, Spain - Sidelock Ejector - 28ga - Perfect Quail Gun - Long LOP
Celta Borchers – Guernica, Spain – Sidelock Ejector – 28ga – Perfect Quail Gun – Long LOP

Celta Borchers – Guernica, Spain – Sidelock Ejector – 28ga – Perfect Quail Gun – Long LOP1966 25-1/4″, IC / M (.005 / .010) Hand Engraved, Raised Rib, Rib Extension Third Bite, Hand Detachable Locks, Bushed Strikers, Automatic Safety, Double Triggers (Front Articulated), English Stock, LOP 15″ to Original Checkered Butt, Drop 1-1/2″ to 2-1/4″, Weight 5 lbs. 12 oz. Excellent Condition. Tight. Barrels Ring Nicely. Price: $2975

Jas. R. Watson – Nice English BLNE SxS – Great Handling Classic: 12ga, 2-1/2″, 28″ CYL / M (.000 / .020), Extractors, Double Triggers, English Stock, LOP 14-3/8″, Drop 1-1/2″ to 2″,  Weight 6 lbs. – 7 oz. Excellent original condition. Barrels measure to original specifications. Jas. R. Watson & Co. was in business from 1876 to 1976. This gun probably made between 1920 and 1939. Price: $1975

Jas. R. Watson - Nice English BLNE SxS - Great Handling Classic
Jas. R. Watson – Nice English BLNE SxS – Great Handling Classic

Amazing. More about that 20g Merkel Paragon O/U…

MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE

Here’s one of the finest German O/Us I’ve ever seen. It’s a sidelock Merkel Paragon, made in 1928 and ordered for an American through A.F. Stoeger’s in New York City. I spotted this shotgun at the Orvis Game Fair Show a couple weekends ago.

The gun is built on Merkel 303-style action with Double Kersten locks and double underbites and removable sidelocks with a concealed lever release (the lever is the round thing you can see behind the gold inlays in the pic to the right).  It was an awesome, and I couldn’t believe how well it handled. Absolutely stunning.

This Merkel changed hands between dealers at the show, and now it looks like it’s sold. I think the price was close to $60,000 — a ton of money, but not that much when you consider what you’re getting: one of the finest and most unusual over-unders you’ll ever find, at any price.

MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE: MADE 1928 I HAVE SHOWN THIS GUN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND ITS THE VERY BEST OF THE BEST MERKEL EVER MADE PROBABLY A FEATURE ARTICLE ON THE GUN IN AN UPCOMING DOUBLE GUN JOURNAL ARTICLE AMAZING PROVENANCE AND ORDER SHEET THIS GUN IN 1928 COST THE SAME AS A BOSS OR WOODWARD O/U IN THE STOEGER CATALOG JUST OVER $1000 AND MORE THAN A PARKER INVINCIBLE. 32″ VENT RIB SPLIT BARRELS 28″ VENT RIB BARRELS HEEL AND TOE PLATES THE PHOTOS WILL TELL THE REST ALONG WITH T HE UPCOMING ARTICLE. PRICE: SOLD

MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE
MERKEL PRE-WAR PARAGON GRADE 2 BARREL SET 20 GAUGE

Shooting a rare Purdey double rifle…

Purdey .303 Double Barrel Underlever Rifle
Purdey .303 Double Barrel Underlever Rifle

Here’s an as-good-as-it-gets, best quality James Purdey & Sons double rife. Of the 30,000+ firearms that Purdey has made, fewer than 400 of them have been hammerless double rifles.

The one you see here is .303, snap-action underlever, made on a Beesley action and in excellent original condition.

Purdey .303 Double Barrel Underlever Rifle
Purdey .303 Double Barrel Underlever Rifle

 

Purdey .303 Double Barrel Underlever Rifle
Purdey .303 Double Barrel Underlever Rifle