Well, I have one and it was my gateway drug into the world of doubles. Bought new by my great grandfather in 1909 (or thereabouts) it was passed down to my grandfather, father and then to me. We have a pic somewhere of my grandfather showing off the day's bag in southern Manitoba from 1942. (He was a major in WWI, injuries left him unable to do further military duty). Includes a couple mallards, a few sharptails and a wild turkey.
When, for some reason the gun peaked my interest around 2003, it had sat unused for nearly 50 years, as my dad was a one gun guy...M12 16 gauge.
By luck and without knowing how skilled the craftsmen would turn out to be, I sent the gun off to a full restoration that included fixing the doubling problem, refinishing the stock, new case colours and new bluing. Unknown to me at the time, CJO did the bluing and the CCH. I would meet him later.
I use it on blue bird days when I am jump shooting ducks and can take care of it. It has also been my turkey gun of late. Original full and full chokes.
I had it restored as a present to my dad but have to admit, I fell for SxS the day it came back and I could see how beautiful they could be. He gave it to me on my birthday about 8 years ago. That was only after he had a detached retina problem and was advised not to shoot anymore. That's what he gets for playing squash into his eighties!
Please note, the wood finish is fine on the cheek, just a problem with the photo.
