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Big George
March 2, 2000, 07:10 PM
That's not a missspell...Does anybody know anything about this double barrel shotgun? Two triggers and two external hammers.

Dave McC
March 3, 2000, 07:09 AM
There were thousands of brands of shotgun out there, and some makers would put any name one wanted on their products. Never heard of this one.

Note, do yourself a favor and do not fire this until it's been checked out by a qualified smith. Old hammer guns almost always have Damascus bbls and short chambers, oft for the old and obsolete 2 1/2" shell.
Touching off a modern shell in one of these could be akin to holding a live grenade at arm's length and pulling the pin.

However, if all's well, this could be a nice piece for birds, clays or that Cowboy Action Shooting stuff.Use light loads and enjoy.