Lloyd, I'm sure some on here are getting tired of this, but lets go on. In 1886 a Quality 2 hammerless gun went for $80.00 to the public, which in todays market is $2700, the highest a Quality 7 went or $740 and at the time was the most expensive shotgun made anywhere, today it would be $25,000. The average annual American wage in 1886 was $551, so $80 was a lot of money back then and really not many could afford these guns when most just wanted a simple gun to put food on the table. So these guns that have lasted 136 and some hammer guns even later goes to show how they were built. Compare some of the English hammer gun workings and then compare the workings of an L.C. Smith hammer gun and they look quite similar. Even though the later Fulton guns were mass produced there was still hand work that had to be done by skilled mechanics.
Last edited by David Williamson; 03/27/25 03:11 PM.
