Busted up Boss 20g Brings $10,000…
Passion is insanity. I’m passionate about hunting dogs, double barrel shotguns, and bird hunting. Sometimes, this passion drives me to […]
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How much for a cardboard box??
Collectors – they’re a crazy bunch. I’m always amazed by what people will pay for stuff. Just take a look
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Earl Crangle’s ideal pointing dog…
Over the past few months, I’ve been reading a lot about bird dogs and field trials. One my favorite books
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Good Gun Auction Results: some bargains, some buys…
Here’s an update on last week’s good gun alert. It looks like one of the Foxes and the Parker double
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Shooting in the UK? A guide to tipping…
Shooting in the UK has a lot to do with tradition and decorum. The rules around tipping–who to tip and
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Good Gun Alert – Foxes, Parkers, 28g Browning…
A few decent double barrel shotguns are coming to auction in the next few days: 2 A.H. Fox A grades,
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1/9 Greenwich show good – but not great…
I drove down Greenwich, CT, on Saturday for the 2010 East Coast Fine Arms Show. I walked in about 9:30am,
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The object of field trials – an opinion to listen to…
Every year, I’m becoming more interested in field trials. I’ve been to a few cover dog trials in Maine and
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Reilly 4 bore bring $4700…
On January 1, the E.M Reilly 4 bore side-by-side hammer shotgun I posted the other day hammered down for $4,700.
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Good Gun Alert — Reilly 4 bore SxS
The gun: an E.M. Reilly 4 bore side-by-side, double barrel hammer shotgun. 36″ damascus bbls, Jones-under lever action. Probably circa
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Italian sidelock…wait…circa 1931?
“Modern Italian sidelocks side-by-side shotguns are common guns…Older Italian sidelocks are another game, though.”
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Boss 20g brings $29,000 + premium…..
Last night, the Boss 20g sidelock ejector double barrel that I reported on last week brought $29,000 + the buyer’s
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Bow WOW! What makes your dog tick may suprise you…
WBUR’s On Point radio show broadcasted this great interview today. Show host Tom Ashbrook spoke with Alexandra Horowitz, professor of
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Come along to the Glorious 12th!
It’s a little late for the Glorious 12th – August 12th – the traditional opening day of the UK’s red
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Good gun alert – Boss 20g SxS!!
Heads up! I just got a line on a 20g Boss SxS double barrel shotgun. It’s coming up to auction
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Big prices for Parkers at Julia’s Spring ’09 Auction…
The James D. Julia Auction Company started their spring 2009 firearms auction yesterday, 3/16. Even though the economy stinks, there’s
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Good gun alert: Scott Imperial Premier…
Connecticut Shotgun just listed this rare British double barrel shotgun. It’s a W. & C. Scott Imperial Premier sidelock in
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Good gun alert – Lefever EE at Cabelas…
Cabelas Gun Library just posted this real nice Lefever EE 12 gauge double barrel shotgun on their site. It has
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Auction update: fair prices for 20g Purdeys….
It looks like there are still plenty of people out there with money. Last Saturday, February 21, Cobbs Auctioneers in
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Original or Redone – 1901 L.C. Smith Pigeon grade…
One of top double barrel shotgun collectors in the US just sent me some pics of his latest find: a