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The Norwich, Boston and Worcester doubles shotguns are among the last to be sorted out by American double collectors. There are plenty of model variations and makers/inventors whose history is entangled together...W H Davenport, Martin Bye, Reinhart Torkelson, Ethan Allen, Forehand, Iver Johnson, widow Johnson, NR Davis, and others have yet come to light. Maybe these photos will spur someones interest...      I had a hard time viewing the photo's...If anyone can't see the photos, please let me know and I will correct them...
Last edited by Robert Chambers; 01/05/08 07:45 PM.
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Mr. Chambers:
This was made by W.H. Davenport in Norwich, Conn. from 1890-1900 which was previously in Providence, RI from 1880-1883? Do I have my dates correct?
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Raimey, I'm not sure about the dates, but this gun has a May 27 1902 patent date stamped on it. When I compared it to the patent record, it turned up patent # US701158...I checked it to see if Davenport was still in Norwich in 1902 and he was... http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=US00...26RS=PN/0701158I hope this link works... I have about 10-15 Davenport patents...some are obviously for doubles...some are for single shots...or so I thought, until today...three of the four patent dates on this double were issued for and drawn on single shots...565606 and D33075 are the other two...there is however another patent date Dec 15 '91...but I don't have a match in my files for that date...maybe I'm reading it wrong...I'll post another pic so you can decide for yourself... I would love to contribute to a thread about this last frontier, unfortunately I have only a few (4)catalogs, but a mountain of patents. Bob Chambers
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Mr. Chambers:
What part did widow Johnson have?
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Looks like an anvil and vice rolled into one.  One could proly shoot Imperial 'Flechette' load out of that thing! 
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The Norwich, Boston and Worcester doubles shotguns are among the last to be sorted out by American double collectors. It's evident why they were last.
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Raimey,
I think Iver was holding some pretty good patents when he checked out...and he had some profitable patents awaiting issue...When those patents were granted, although they were Iver's design, they were ultimately issued to his widow...maybe even jointly issued to her and Torkelson...or something like that...it's been quite a few years since I collected those...but I would be happy to revue them or post them
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Maybe these photos will spur someones interest...
They sure spurred me rAw..
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It sure makes me appreciate Winchester Model 24. 
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