Originally Posted By: eightbore
The Owen shotguns may be a clue to where the rifles came from if the European origin of some of Owen's rifles is in question. By the way, who bought the Captain Curtis Owen 20 gauge that appeared in an auction catalog not long ago? The Curtis provenance was apparently not known by the cataloger.


Not sure if I know of the shotgun or not, can you tell me what auction it was in? I do know where Paul Curtis' Owen 1903 Springfield is.


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