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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Skillet on January 15, 2015, 03:08:53 PM

Title: Double shotgun ID
Post by: Skillet on January 15, 2015, 03:08:53 PM: Is this enough to ID a shotgun for you double gun guru's? Pic was taken in 1939.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: quadrafire on January 15, 2015, 03:16:34 PM: Many Many doubles were made back then so would need some close shots of the action w/ markings if possible.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: actionshooter on January 15, 2015, 05:33:23 PM: That's about impossible to say, but from the shape of the receiver it looks like an LC Smith.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: quadrafire on January 15, 2015, 06:38:11 PM: Skillet do you have access to this firearm now? That would be cool to follow up on. I love those old shotguns, I bought one last year at a gun show, but haven't shot it yet. They point and swing so nicely.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: Skillet on January 15, 2015, 08:02:58 PM: I don't think so, but there is an old damascus barrel Syracuse Arms double in my grandpa's closet. I don't remember the story of where he got it, might be that gun. I'll be over in Spokane this weekend and will check.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: quadrafire on January 15, 2015, 08:13:24 PM: Coold will be interesting to know!!
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: wadu1 on January 15, 2015, 08:39:48 PM: Quote from: actionshooter on January 15, 2015, 05:33:23 PM
That's about impossible to say, but from the shape of the receiver it looks like an LC Smith.
I would agree with actionshooter LC Smith, I would also add Remington and from the size of the barrels I think it is a 10 gauge. :twocents:
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: AWS on January 15, 2015, 10:14:28 PM: LC Smiths were sideloçks the action seems to narrow too soon to be a sidekick and the for end snaps on. It could be a Lefever Nitro special or one of the other low end models. It to s justoo blurry to really tell.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: jackson7 on January 15, 2015, 10:58:29 PM: that picture doesn't show whether a sidelock or boxlock. makes it hard to tell. could be anything, even European.
I would guess old parker, ithaca or fox but wouldn't place a bet on it.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: Skillet on January 16, 2015, 11:24:08 AM: Quote from: AWS on January 15, 2015, 10:14:28 PM
LC Smiths were sideloçks the action seems to narrow too soon to be a sidekick and the for end snaps on. It could be a Lefever Nitro special or one of the other low end models. It to s justoo blurry to really tell.
:yeah:
I don't think it's a sidelock either. Usually they have more material on the side of the stock above the trigger to house the spring mechanism, and this gun doesn't appear to have it. That might be a trick of the angle though, not sure.

Likely also a lower end model, as that side of my family were poor Minnesota farmers. It is family lore that they had heard about a Great Depression going on, but they never noticed it...

I am thinking it might be that Syracuse Arms gun in the closet (hoping so) or another "form follows function" type of boxlock.
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: MP123 on January 16, 2015, 11:51:35 AM: The barrels look pretty big to me too, I don't think it's a 16 or 20. Likely 12 or maybe 10. Stevens made a lot of relatively inexpensive shotguns back then too so I'll throw that into the mix...
Title: Re: Double shotgun ID
Post by: Skillet on January 17, 2015, 04:56:17 PM: Pretty sure I have a match to Great Grandpa Alvin's gun with the old damascus barrel Syracuse Arms that's been hibernating in the back of a closet-
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=168662.0;attach=339275;image)