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I thought the same thing. I even called the guy about buying it.
I think his other gun was on Westley Richards site last year ?

Alex,

I don't know if Pete still has it on his website. The short answer is 'yes'.

The long answer is that I found the gun at Antique and Modern Guns in Lexington, KY in the summer of 1998. One of my very first 'What is it worth?' questions on this BBS was posted from the hotel my wife to be and I were staying at. On the advise mostly of Bill Wise and Russ Ruppel I purchased the gun. Actually I had them hold it for me and bought my wifes engagement ring the same day at a Lexington jewelry store. I asked, she said yes and I went back the next day and had them ship the gun to my home. Always important to get the purchases and questions in the correct order.

I then traded it to Pete a few months later. Regretting it almost a year + later Pete kindly traded it back to me for the same gun we had traded originally (incidently a back action Scott Crystal Indicator) and a little more to cover some work (the pad) that he had done.

It will stay with me for the forseeable future.

Joe,

Yes, my other gun was sold on consignment by Westley Richards.

Wow do you folks keep track of my guns or what.....

One of our members here had an even higher grade Scott.

I can't remember the designation (brain fade sucks) ******* Premier. Hopefully he'll post pictures.

I'll see if I still have pictures of it or the 20ga Premier hammergun that another member owns.

EDIT: IMPERIAL PREMIER !

Pics to follow.

Ken,

From the pictures I have of the .410 I think the s/n is 2235. If that doesn't match your records I can contact the owner to confirm. I have many pictures of this gun if you are interested.

As to the barrels on the 10ga. They appear to be fluid steel, but I thought (and hope) that they are blued damascus. I have never checked them properly. During the renovation we'll find out for sure. Your date of 1903 is later than I expected.

A member here once replied to a post about this gun and recognized it from Antique and Modern's display and emailed me of seeing it being sold at an estate auction shortly before I bought it. He offered to look into it more, but I never heard from him.

Things have been set in stone for years - you can buck the system all you want, but - it still is, and - still will be!
If you feel that the Premier should go to the head of the class, so be it.
It makes not a wits' difference to me.
The tier system has been turned into freeform modern art - its what ever you want see, or want it to be.
Or!
What ever you have in your cabinet at the moment.

Here are the pictures of the Imperial Premier.

I do not own this gun (I wish...) but the owner was kind enough to share pictures. As I understand the Scott records show this was one of THREE identical guns. I think the member who kindly sent me these pics knows where one of the two remaining guns is located. I won't post more, but hopefully he will share more of the story.

Here are the pictures of the 20ga Premier Hammergun.
Again I believe there is a 'story' with this gun but I will leave it up to the owner to share any information. I offer thanks to all the folks who have shared pictures with me over the years.

I have been begging to buy this gun for more than half a decade now. No luck.....

BTW - I hope Bill Wise finds his way back here in the near future. He would be thrilled by this thread and has been enormously helpful with my search for Scott information and guns over the years.

That Imperial Premier is drop dead gorgeous. Can you tell us what year it was built?
Jim

Nice guns...Lowell shouldn't look at these...they are beneath him. lOl

What's the serial number on the Imperial and is it marked Imperial Premier ?

Doesn't the lever appear high on the 20 ?