My thinking is that the Turkish gun sales demonstrate a market for doubleguns not being met by American makers. The price range is $700. to $2000. for nicely embellished guns. Perhaps there is a market for "field grade" solid American gun among these buyers. I know I would be interested in having such a gun. I own several "american classics" and none have choke tubes and wood less than 90 years old. If Sterlingworth engraving and case colors would make it more profitable, very well. I guess I just want to see an American made every mans gun again. But I am perhaps unique in that I like very basic type guns like Beretta's Essential, just blue and wood.
Based on the 1926 Sterlingworth price of about $45. I extrapolated to get a 2017 price of about $1600. I admit this is not economist accuracy and certainly discounts retooling costs. But wouldn't that be something!?
Liverwort has summed up my thinking exactly. I'd like a well made field gun, something with little to no engraving, but nice polishing and blue. A boxlock with a 3" chambers, plain grained walnut well fitted, fixed chokes that I could specify. Recoil pad, chrome bores and enough weight so that the 3" shells don't beat me up for daring to consider them. Can that happen for under 2 grand? I don't know, but one comes out, I will beat a path to the closest fun shop that has one so that I can decide.
Mergus
