I was surfing the internet the other day and ran across an article that was titled Top 10 American Shotguns (or something like that). The author listed LC Smith as one of the top ten, but what caught my eye was the statement that LC Smith was the only US maker that made shotguns with sidelocks.
I know this is not a true statement as I can name a few myself. Just out curiosity what other US shotgun makers made a hammerless sidelock shotgun?
A wonderful alternative to what John E. has shown us would be seldom found English-made sidelock from Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd. known as Imperiale. Just like what John E showed us the lock mechanism was powered by a coil spring (in English lock it was dual purpose coil spring and sear spring). This made for simple, reliable and less expensive shotgun. Period adds state it came with nice Vickers steel barrels. They also made machine guns and airplanes. I would like to find one of them Imperials myself.
