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This has to be one of the most beautifully decorated doubles I've ever seen. Absolutely first class work from the carved fences to the rose and scroll engraving. The gun has been refinished but that doesn't detract from the art. I believe it is from about 1914. If able, enlarge the pics a bit to really appreciate the work. http://www.gunsinternational.com/BEAUTIFUL-W-C-SCOTT-PRE-WAR-16GA-SIDELOCK.cfm?gun_id=100227312
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Great looking gun until you see the.......pistol grip.
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Oh My,absolutly grand...and the condition! I wish I had money!
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.....and then the buggered screw on the pistol grip.
Overall, though, it's purty
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It looks like a double rifle with the long tang and metal capped grip. Wonder if it was rebarreled as a 16 and was maybe something else originally?
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Nothing about the gun says "rifle" to me...Too bad it's a short chambered 16 ga.
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Nothing wrong with the short chambers. I enjoy great performance with the B&P offering and have had no problems getting them whenever I have wanted another flat.
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Nothing about the gun says "rifle" to me...Too bad it's a short chambered 16 ga. j0e, what's wrong with a short chambered 16? Mike
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That one looks like it might be worth having that buggered screw fixed. But the 'stocked to the fences' crowd will surely turn their collective noses up on this one. 
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Nice enough gun. Not Scott's best quality model at the time though. The blurb is incorrect in stating it was more expensive than a contemporary Purdey. The model he is thinking of is the Excellentia and the later bar action pigeon guns of de lux quality. Looks to be a fair price for a decent gun as far as one can tell from limited photos.
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