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I just picked up my shipment on Friday. One of the guns was a cased 2 barrel set Bretton Baby 12 ga. It came with the original instructions and purchase receipt from 1962. What was the inventor smoking that day? Wow!! Strange and awkward indeed. Some details. In it's original case, 4 screw on barrels 3 are choked and one is fully rifled, (at 4lbs 7 ozs ouch). I've only been able to find two of these on the internet, both a higher grade than mine but neither were cased or with extra barrels. $900 was the asking price on one and the other didn't have a price. Any ideas what I should ask for this one?













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It sure comes in a nice case- great pack or survival weapon for a Safari in the "Twilight Zone" perhaps. Bretton- a Froggie mfg. gun perhaps? not quite a Georges Granger!

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One of the lightest 12bores you can find.
Not to keen on shooting them myself.
Micks guns has one for sale and had it for a while.
http://www.micksguns.com/shotguns.htm 350£

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I don't remember that screwed on bracket to the forearm wood being factory equipment. What does anyone else remember?

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The bracket is standard. These are popular in France with woodcock hunters. The rifled barrel is for real close range. Very difficult to find a US buyer, have only seen two for sale at PA gun shows in the past 30 years.
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This is one time I agree with the Fox.

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$50 for the case and toss out the gun.


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It's really shame to see such a complete, interesting package - all for a gun that is 100% unattractive from muzzle to butt.

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Gives a new meaning to butt ugly.

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Does that mean I'll get promoted from Brig. Gen. to Major Gen. soon, Joe.? Shoot a mile, in your little ol' black heart (just like mine truth be told) you knows I be righteous 90% of de time here- just yo Southern pride keeps you from sayin' a Damn Yankee can ever be right. Yup, to parrot-phrase old "Forrest Dump" from de cradle o de Confederacy (Sweet Home Alabama) ugly is as ugly does sho does play de tune fo dis ol' Baby B. Mercy, I'd rather hunt woodcocks with a Whamo-sling-shotty than haul that sad sack of sorry shotgun around.


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