See this week’s 5 doubles you don’t want to miss …

Exceptionally fine, lightweight high original condition Parker DHE 12ga Game gun - Straight Stock, Parker SST, great wood and perfect dimensions
Exceptionally fine, lightweight high original condition Parker DHE 12ga Game gun – Straight Stock, Parker SST, great wood and perfect dimensions

Exceptionally fine, lightweight high original condition Parker DHE 12ga Game gun – Straight Stock, Parker SST, great wood and perfect dimensions: Absolutely beautiful high original condition Parker DHE 12ga gun in a rare configuration.  RARE Transition gun NOT marked Parker anywhere on the frame!  Just a few known like this!!!

This gun made in early 1932 with 28″ Titanic barrels on a 1-1/2 frame.  Made with splinter forend, original Parker SST, auto ejectors, straight grip buttstock with original leather faced pad.  The gun is beautifully engraved in standard DHE 12ga pattern with pheasants on trigger plate.

Overall the gun remains in superb high original condition with more than 95% bold original case color.  Barrel blue shows some handling marks at 95% original, and barrels are undented and bores are brilliant and shiny.  Stocks are sound with minor handling marks and retain more than 97% of their original finish.  The pad is hardening and appears original.  Loaded with original trigger guard blue which is toning at grip.  Checkering is crisp as we expect to find on a very lightly used gun like this.  Mechanics are crisp. If you have been looking for a great lightweight and dynamic Parker, you know guns in this shape are near impossible to source.  Straight grip is the cherry on top with this rare gun!  Please don’t hesitate to contact me at (704) 280-2382 with any questions or reasonable offers on this fine Parker. Price: $9250

DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION RIFLE MADE BY HORSLEY OF YORK
DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION RIFLE MADE BY HORSLEY OF YORK

DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION RIFLE MADE BY HORSLEY OF YORK: A very interesting gun. Barrels only measure about 17 inches. Bores are about 40 caliber. Gun is in excellent condition. Gun is finely engraved with scroll work on the hammers, sideplate and upper tang. Gun features hammer locks mounted on the sideplate. Has a 3-leaf express rear sight with an of the period mounted scope which matches the Damascus pattern on the barrel. Nicely checkered forearm and buttstock are in very nice condition. Steel shotgun style buttplate. Overall metal has about 75% Damazien pattern on the barrel. Lock and upper tang retain about 75% case colors. Half the blue remains on the trigger guard which has a lion engraved on it. This is a high quality rifle and in fine condition. Price: $ 7,775.

Parker 20Ga. VH SxS Shotgun
Parker 20Ga. VH SxS Shotgun

Parker 20Ga. VH SxS Shotgun: Built in 1926. This gun has 28″ Vulcan steel barrels choked modified (.015″) and full (.025″) with 25/8″ chambers. The gun is built on an O frame and weighs 6-0. The gun is in original condition retaining traces of the original case color in the protected areas,95% of the original barrel blue,and 95% of the original wood finish. The stock still retains the original dogs head buttplate. The action is tight and the barrels on face. The bores are mint and free of any dents or pits. This is a fine lightweight Parker for the shooter who actually uses his guns. It would make a great all around upland gun and a fun gun for vintage clays shoots. Price: $3295

Ithaca NID SxS Shotgun 16ga
Ithaca NID SxS Shotgun 16ga

Ithaca NID SxS Shotgun 16ga: Very good plus overall condition sporting original finish to metal. Light coat of varnish added to wood. Thinning original blue to barrels. Chamber: 2 – 3/4″ Choke: Full and Cylinder Drop at Comb: 1 – 5/8″ Drop at Heel: 3″ Length of Pull: 14″ with extractor.

This Ithaca NID No. 2 Grade SxS Shotgun was made by the Ithaca Gun Company in Ithaca, New York in 1940. The NID No. 2 Grade incorporates a walnut checkered pistol grip stock with black hard rubber grip cap and Ithaca logo marked hard rubber buttplate. This vintage design also features a walnut checkered splinter forearm with friction release, fluid steel barrels with matted rib and bead front sight, and extractors, and barrels marked on flats with Ithaca choke codes “4” and “2” for Full and Modified. Case hardened Boxlock frame depicts bird imagery and scrolled No. 2 style engraving. This valuable shotgun also has double triggers and an automatic safety. Price: $2,295.

B.C My Luck ~ Model M ~ 12 GA. ~ SxS Boxlock Shotgun
B.C My Luck ~ Model M ~ 12 GA. ~ SxS Boxlock Shotgun

B.C My Luck ~ Model M ~ 12 GA. ~ SxS Boxlock Shotgun: Chambers: 2 3/4″ Chamber, Metal Condition: Good, Wood Condition: Good, Bore Condition: Good, Barrels: 28″ Barrel, Triggers: Double, Stock Dimensions:, 14″ Length Of Pull, Fore End: Checkered Wood, Butt Pad: Plastic Butt Plate, Weight: 6lb, Sights: Front Bead, Chokes: Left: Cylinder / Right: Full. Price: $449.97

Auction alert: A 16g Miroku “My Luck” SxS …

16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28" barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8" LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28″ barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8″ LOP

Looking at doubles on Gunbroker.com is a tedious task, and most days I see the same overpriced, warmed-over junk that has been listed there for years. But every sometimes an interesting gun pops up.

Miroku is one of the largest gun makers in the world. For many years, they made Charles Daly over unders, and since 1973 they’ve made Browning’s Citori O/U shotguns as well as OUs under their own name for the UK & Euro market.

16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28" barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8" LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28″ barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8″ LOP

Miroku also made side-by-sides, including Browning’s BSS shotguns. The gun you see here is one of their early SxSs. It’s probably from the ’50s, and what makes it special is the gauge. I’ve seen a lot of 12 and 20 gauge Mirokus. But this is the very first 16 gauge Miroku I’ve come acrossIt’s on Gunbroker.com now, and the listing ends 12/19/2015 10:12:49 AM ET

These Miroku My Luck boxlocks are quality guns. They’re built on Anson & Deeley style actions, they use double and Purdey-style underbites.

16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28" barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8" LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28″ barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8″ LOP

This one has chopper-lump barrels proofed for 2 3/4″ shells and possibly choked Improved & Full. I really like the color-case hardening and the shape of the stock. It’s all really done, and I’m sure the gun is high-quality throughout.

16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28″ barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8″ LOP.

16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28" barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8" LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28″ barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8″ LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28" barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8" LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28″ barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8″ LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28" barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8" LOP
16 gauge Miroku Side-by-Side shotgun, 28″ barrels, Mod and Cyl, 14 7/8″ LOP

Good gun alert: A 12 gauge B.C. Miroku My Luck Model FE sidelock double barrel…

B.C. Miroku Model FE My Luck Double Barrel SxS Shotgun
B.C. Miroku Model FE My Luck Double Barrel SxS Shotgun
B.C. Miroku Model FE My Luck Double Barrel SxS Shotgun
B.C. Miroku Model FE My Luck Double Barrel SxS Shotgun

You probably don’t know it, but Miroku is one of the largest gun makers in the world. For many years, this Japanese company made Charles Daly over unders. Since 1973 they’ve made Browning’s Citori O/U shotguns, and today they also make firearms under the Winchester brand and under their own name.

The company has also made side-by-sides, including Browning’s BSS shotguns and their own line of boxlocks and sidelock doubles. The shotgun you see here is one of the sidelocks. There’s not a lot of info out there about these guns, but I think this model was made in the 1980s. I’ve seen a couple, and they’ve both been extremely well made shotguns, and great buys, too.

Made in Japan: Take a Tour of the Miroku Shotgun Factor with Field & Stream’s Phil Bourjaily

Here are the details on the shotgun you see here:

12 gauge B.C. Miroku Model FE My Luck Sidelock Double Barrel Shotgun with ejectors

Price: $2,999.99

Caliber: 12 Ga
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Excellent
Bore Condition: Both Barrels Are Very Bright
Barrels: 28
Triggers: Double
Stock: Checkered Straight
Stock Dimensions: 13 1/2″ LOP And 12 3/4″ LOP
Fore End: Splinter
Butt Pad: Decelerator Soft Black Butt Pad
Weight: 6 lbs 14 oz