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The "Spanish Gun" forum on Shotgunworld.com has a thread devoted to eye candy where members can post pictures of their favorite doubles. I think it's time we have the same type thread. Post pics of guns you own, have owned, want to own, wish you could own, or whatever. Here are few to kick it off. These are guns I own and have owned. Mostly more affordable/entry level type doubles compared to many of yalls. Miroku Model KE 20ga BLE 28"bbls  JJ Sarasqueta Model 120 SLE 12ga 28" bbls  Victor Sarasqueta Model 7 Sidelock 12ga 26" bbls  AYA No. 2 SLE 12ga 28"bbls  AYA No. 56 20ga 26" bbls   Laurona 502 "Feather" lightweight 12ga SLE 27" bbls  Victor Sarasqueta 8E 12ga 30" bbls  Grulla/UA 20ga BLE (custom gun... no model) 
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Arrieta 578 20ga 28" bbls for Orvis   Composed pair of AYA No.2s  Bernardelli Brescia 20ga 26" bbls  Beretta 687 EL 12ga 28" bbls   Browning BSS 12ga 30" bbls  Miroku Model F Sidelock 12ga 28" bbls  Miroku Model L-II 12ga 28" bbls  Grulla/UA 215 12ga 28" bbls 
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AYA No. 2 20ga Rounded Body 28" bbls  F. Sarriugarte SLE 20ga 26" bbls  Orvis Beretta Uplander 20ga 28" bbls  Bernardelli Italia 12ga 30" bbls  Antonio Zoli SLE 12ga   Rizzini Artemis Deluxe 20ga 28" bbls  William Kavanagh 28ga 28" bbls BLE  
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Charles Lancaster Body Action 12ga 28" bbls   Browning Citori VI 12ga 28" bbls  Browning Citori VI 20ga 28" bbls   Beretta 687 DU 28ga  K.D. Radcliffe 2" 12ga BLE  Thomas Wild 12ga Hammer gun (left) with Beretta 687 20ga (right)  Arrieta 16ga 2-barrel set 
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Grulla 216 roundbody in 16 ga.  Belgium guild gun circa 1880's. 16 ga. Stolen errrr bought from Mark Larson. She may not be a heavily engraved beauty but she feels oh so good in my hands.  Husqvarna Model 44 circa early 1880's. 16 ga. of course. Also acquired from Mark Larson. 
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SOME AMERICAN GUNS........L.C. Smith Field 12 gauge made in 1926....  L.C. Smith Trap Grade 12 gauge made in 1914....  Philadelphia Fox Sterlingworths, 16 & 20 gauge, made 1925 & 1927  Philadelphia Fox Sterlingworth 12 gauge made in 1929....  20 gauge L.C. Smith made in 1940.....  L.C. Smith Ideal Grade 12 gauge made in 1923....  Two 16 gauges, L.C. Smith Field made in 1930 and Philadelphia Fox Sterlingworth made in 1925....  20 gauge Philadelphia Fox Sterlingworth made in 1927.... 
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A customized Parker VH  A couple of AH Fox AEs on 12 and a 20  16 Gauge Winchester Model 12  A mid 1920s 12 Gauge Parker GH  12 Gauge H&H badged Webley & Scott 700  16 gauge SIACE Vintage hammer gun  And a couple of Foxes (momma and her 20 gauge AE) 
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Hi all, very nice guns and wonderful backgrounds. My pics are pretty plain, background is boring (hope the subject is not). The pics were taken for insurance purposes, thus everything is the same. Also, pardon the poor photography...I suck at it. Anyway here's mine. Best Greg 12b Purdey  12b H&H Royal:  12b HJ Hussey Imperial Ejector:  12b Churchill Premiere:  12b Henry Atkin:  12b John Blanch:  12b Coggie Konor:  12b FA Anderson:  12b Joseph Harkom:  12b Samuel Allport: 
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Some more: 12ga Buhag Hubertius:  12ga Merkel 147E:  12ga Victor Sarasqueta 12E:  12ga AyA Model 4 Deluxe:  12ga Bernadelli Italia: 
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and the last of my pics: 16b John Wilkes:  16b Charles Hellis:  16b Charles Boswell:  16b D. Gotobed:  16ga Arrieta 871:  16ga Garbi Model 100:  16ga Ugartechea Model 1030:  16ga FN (Model Unk):  16ga Carl Goluch:  16ga Carl Grundig: 
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The very last of my pics! Sempert-Kreighoff Drilling (16x16x7x57R): 
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Dang Greg.... When are you going to get some real guns???? 
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Yeah, but I cheated. Pretty eyes can even make a cheap Makarov look appealing. 
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My work related photos but not my shotguns. a nice LeFever  Browning Pintail  Ithaca 7E single barrel trap  Beretta SO5  Perazzi MX8 SCO 
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Dang Greg.... When are you going to get some real guns???? I'm looking at a couple right now, first class "best" guns: a 20ga Springfield 511 and a 20ga Boito Wish me luck! Greg
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Dang Adam, where did a young fella like you get such good taste in shotguns?
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I can see from this thread that I have a long way to go before I die.What a happy prospect.
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And a couple of Foxes (momma and her 20 gauge AE) Since you brought it up, I think we can all agree.  Gil
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Late to the party, but here's a Grulla 215k in 16 gauge...  and a Pieper Bayard 16 gauge circal 1905. 
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SOME IMPORT GUNS.....Beretta S685's 12 and 20 gauge, bought new, both made in 1981....  Beretta S685 20 gauge made in 1981  Dickinson 16 gauge, bought new 2012, S&W 20 gauge made 2009 bought NIB 2012, both by Akus....  
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For Wankos' viewing pleasure. My 12ga H&H Dominion built in 1934.  My 12ga Dickson and Son Waverly model built in 1946.  My 12ga Cross Bros. underlever built in 1879 pictured on the bottom.  My 20ga S&W.  My 12ga Dickinson.  My wife's 16ga Webley and Scott 500 built in 1936.  My wife with a 16ga Francotte and a Sage Grouse. 
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My .375   and my .500  and an AYA 20 bore which I use a lot    best Mike p.s if things keep going the way they are down here Ill have to sell the lot, unemployment in Andalucia now 50% 
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That wood should be stripped and refinished with oil ... what kind of wood is that? Teak? ...the table, not the gun.
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Chuck, yes, it is teak but with the rain here on the Atlantic coast and the 40 deg C in summer it does suffer a bit best
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AWESOME photos, guys. Please keep 'em comin'!
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Bob, I just LOVE that Lindner!!! Plus the other ones ain't nothing to sneeze about either. Wonderful guns!! Your lucky!
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Ummmm, I don't want to start a fight but that William Evans is mine! Maybe I should add "at least for the last 2 or 3 years"?
I did a triple take when I saw the photo and then actually had to drag the whole blessed thing out.
Thanks for keeping me alert!
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Ummmm, I don't want to start a fight but that William Evans is mine! Maybe I should add "at least for the last 2 or 3 years"?
I did a triple take when I saw the photo and then actually had to drag the whole blessed thing out.
Thanks for keeping me alert! Might be. I sold one a couple of years ago. I can't afford to own them all at one time, so I try to own all of them at some time. Thus they come and go, but their photos stay in my photo library. There are photos in my post of a couple without title because I either have sold them or they are in the safe at my son's house and I could not remember from their photo who made them. No desire to mislead anyone, these are just eye candy shots from guns that grace or have graced my safes.
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What's the hairy looking material in the case?
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Barrel Browner, thanks for posting some truly interesting and unique eye candy. I have a fondness and real appreciation for "miniature" firearms too. There is a local museum that has quite a display of working miniature firearms, from doubles, lever action rifles, pistols, and machine guns. Absolutely amazing stuff.
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What's the hairy looking material in the case? That might be "tow" which, in the old days, was made of flax, hemp or maybe jute. A wad of it was twisted onto a jag for scrubbing the bores, in the same manner that we today use patches. This was commonly used in the m/l era, and I assume carried over into the early breechloading era as well. SRH
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Right you are, Stan. I still use tow in my muzzleloaders as well as having a bunch in my fire starting kit.
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Oh, believe me RCC, I appreciated seeing it. A nice surprise. I meant NO barbs directed at you in my post. In faact, Thanks You for posting it.
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Stan, thanks for explaining "tow".
Krakow - I learned the same thing from my grandfather. I always keep a length of twine in my pack for fire starting. Stuff found at old time hardware stores.
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Wild Skys,
It looks like that 20-ga. Sterlingworth Special of yours was engraved by Bob Strosin who is a former president of FEGA.
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Wild Skys,
It looks like that 20-ga. Sterlingworth Special of yours was engraved by Bob Strosin who is a former president of FEGA.
Roger Good eye, Roger. Bob's work exceeded my expectations and he's also a First Class individual. http://foxcollectors.com/My%20Forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=4104
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Alright Adam ,you got me...where did you ever find that one ? absolutely beautiful !!! I've never seen anything like it
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What is it about Pape? I've never seen a maker that produced guns as consistantly beautiful with so many styles and so much class.Was there something about their clientel that demanded such beautiful work?
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Wow Adam! Mark Larson out did himself on that stock, it's beautiful.
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What a stunner! Papes are always nice guns, it seems. "The Purdy of the North" was an appropriate title. Is that a Perke's Patent ejector?
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What are the gauges on the RBL? They look like they get smaller as they get closer to the dog. Beautiful setter, too!
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Nice dogs & guns. That Jansen is a beaut. Is the rest of it just as nice?
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I had no idea that a Husky could be so nice. The engraving is of the highest quality. I would love to have a set of good quality pictures of that gun's engraving for my files.
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OWD Yes the rest of the Jannsen matches up!    Must start a thread to use the boards expertise to see who actually made this thing. Jannsen Freres was just a retailer. All the best Skeeterbd
Last edited by Skeeterbd; 02/02/13 04:43 AM. Reason: To add last stock pic
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That Janssen is a very nice gun. Is the engraver marked anywhere on it ?
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Daryl Halquist I went through the Jannsen with a fine tooth comb today, as did my gunsmith, but we could not find any engraver's signature or initials anywhere. However I took some photos of a gun left for many years in storage at my 'smith's! (The Jannsen is mine but not the following gun) Black powder proofs only.    All the best Skeeterbd
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Skeeterbd,
The style of engraving on your Jannsen is known as Corombelle. This from my engraving glossary: A style of decorative engraving usually found on high quality Belgian shotguns that is attributed to Belgian born engraver Hyppolite Corombelle (1871-1943). The Corombelle style of engraving incorporates a background fine English scroll over which is superimposed bouquets of flowers, ribbons and festoons. Hyppolite Corombelle was the father of the late Lyson Corombelle (1894-1971) who was a highly respected gun engraver in her own right. He was also the founder of an engraving school in Bologna, Italy where he lived until his death.
Depending on the vintage of your gun, It may have actually been engraved by one of the Corombelles. I have seen that style engraved on quite a few guns including my Garbi 200 and yours is exceptionally well executed.
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C. Roger Bleile
Thanks for solving that mystery. The date I have for the proof of that gun varies from 1932 to 1949. Either way the Corombelles might well have had a hand in it.
All the best
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 My 1869 Purdey Bar in Wood 30inch barrels it was made before choke was invented
The only lessons in my life I truly did learn from where the ones I paid for!
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My 1869 Purdey Bar in Wood 30inch barrels it was made before choke was invented
That's okay, you can have some screw-in chokes installed, get the ones that extend out from the muzzle so that you don't need a special tool to change them out  . And with that blasphemy out of my system, all I can say is: WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GUN! Steve
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Rockdoc I fell in love with this rather mature lady when I was just 20 in fact before I met and married my wife. It is often said by my sons I would have an extremely large dilemma if the house where to catch fire, which one of the two would I carry out of the building first! Gun or Wife? I do hope I am never called to choose, because the decision would only be made in the last seconds.
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The only lessons in my life I truly did learn from where the ones I paid for!
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Interesting detail on a William Powell 12 bore. Several Powell patents.  
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That Jannsen is great. Thanks for the additional pics.
Nice Powell. I have one very much like it. It's finished a little differently.
What's serial # range on your's?
Thanks
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Nice to see the 16ga. well represented. A couple of simple boxlocks. Top is a J.V. Needham. Bottom is a William Powell & Son. Please forgive the blue collar Sweet 16 in the middle. Matt 
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Not to mention those blue collar cane poles!:)
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Interesting detail on a William Powell 12 bore. Several Powell patents. Nice gun....looks to be a muzzleloader conversion.
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Nah - it's not a conversion.
That's Powell's No. 1 Patent Action - aka The Lifter.
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Bar in wood action....nipple holes...
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Like I said, that's Powell's No. 1 Patent Action.
Those aren't nipple holes, either. They have to do with how the lifting toplever works.
Bar in wood means nothing.
Try Googling it a bit next time. It's amazing what you can learn with 5 minutes of effort.
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Nimrod Drilling by T&S, 16x16 over 8x57JRS 
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If I remeber correctly, that very gun or one just like it may have been featured in the Double Gun Journal sometime around spring of 1995/96. It was a string of articles about British guns from A to Z. Of course, this was featured with the P's. About 5 of them if I remember correctly. Purdey, Powell, and 3 others. My memory is good but not that good.
It was spring of 1998. The guns featured were Purdey, Powell, Pape, Paton & S.M.Patrick. The powell featured was just like the one here but not as nice.
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OWD,
I'm searching for all info on Powell's No.1 patent guns/rifles. Can you share your serial number and Powell'sPatent number?
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 Uploaded with ImageShack.usGreener Far Killer 12 gauge, 1884 year.
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Like I said, that's Powell's No. 1 Patent Action.
Those aren't nipple holes, either. They have to do with how the lifting toplever works.
Bar in wood means nothing.
Try Googling it a bit next time. It's amazing what you can learn with 5 minutes of effort.
OWD But admit it, it looks right like a conversion. Of course, if you look closer, and reason a bit, it's clear that the things that look like former nipple holes are in fact housings for the opening lever pin. But they do look like nipple holes, especially with these curved fences about them! Nice gun, anyway. And the firing pins as 'loaded' indicators... how cute!
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