veddar2000
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I am 41 yrs old. I have been hunting my entire life, starting with my Pappa when I was old enough to walk. From my earliest memories we always took "the shotgun" hunting with us. It didn't matter what we were hunting, that was the gun of choice.
Pappa died about 15 years ago and my son and I now hunt with "Double Trouble". We also take it to X card and Turkey shoots and win with it on a regular basis. My son is 15 years old and I stand back and watch him shoot it and it floods me with memories of hunting when I was his age.
Anyway......the gun. I don't know what it is. It is a 12 gauge, double barrel shotgun, hammerless, dual triggers, with really no distinguishing features of any kind. The only markings on the whole gun is the word "SMITHSONIAN" on the left side of the action and there is a number on the underside of the handgrip and under the handgrip on the action. I don't have the gun with me right now and I don't remember the number, but I can get it if you need it. I'm pretty sure, going on memory, that it is a five digit number. It has a regular wood stock. The left barrel is full choke and the right barrel is a modified choke I think. I think that is pretty standard anyway. Hundreds of people have looked at it over the years and no one has ever been able to identify it. I could have come here and asked a long time ago, but you know how life goes......."I meant to do that...I really did!"
So if you can tell me anything about Pappa's shotgun, I would appreciate it. It will never be sold and I'm not looking for a buyer. I seek only a little history to pass on to my son.
Thanks and please email me if you have any questions or answers!
Pappa died about 15 years ago and my son and I now hunt with "Double Trouble". We also take it to X card and Turkey shoots and win with it on a regular basis. My son is 15 years old and I stand back and watch him shoot it and it floods me with memories of hunting when I was his age.
Anyway......the gun. I don't know what it is. It is a 12 gauge, double barrel shotgun, hammerless, dual triggers, with really no distinguishing features of any kind. The only markings on the whole gun is the word "SMITHSONIAN" on the left side of the action and there is a number on the underside of the handgrip and under the handgrip on the action. I don't have the gun with me right now and I don't remember the number, but I can get it if you need it. I'm pretty sure, going on memory, that it is a five digit number. It has a regular wood stock. The left barrel is full choke and the right barrel is a modified choke I think. I think that is pretty standard anyway. Hundreds of people have looked at it over the years and no one has ever been able to identify it. I could have come here and asked a long time ago, but you know how life goes......."I meant to do that...I really did!"
So if you can tell me anything about Pappa's shotgun, I would appreciate it. It will never be sold and I'm not looking for a buyer. I seek only a little history to pass on to my son.
Thanks and please email me if you have any questions or answers!