tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post8772569836538516691..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Guns: Keepers and ProjectsSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-25213773544262153222013-08-27T11:18:06.678-07:002013-08-27T11:18:06.678-07:00You are on, James-- you and Bodie can take me wild...You are on, James-- you and Bodie can take me wildfowling (;-))Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-37328606985589000932013-08-21T20:20:16.149-07:002013-08-21T20:20:16.149-07:00I had no idea that the 10 gauge had sleeved barrel...I had no idea that the 10 gauge had sleeved barrels, so much for examining them in the dimly lit back room at Ron's. What a great old gun. That she'll launch pull down ducks and geese over the Bosque using modern non-toxic shot so many years after her making, just think of it.<br /><br />James SandovalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-74324393492123200302013-08-19T17:39:22.627-07:002013-08-19T17:39:22.627-07:00Thanks Steve. It is a holland and holland. I ch...Thanks Steve. It is a holland and holland. I checked their website and have emailed them for more info.<br />Love your blog!rcwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-72980159072069900192013-08-18T10:37:09.280-07:002013-08-18T10:37:09.280-07:00rcw--
There are probably over a hundred makers i...rcw-- <br /><br />There are probably over a hundred makers in Britain that used such actions, for both rifles and shotguns, in calibers and gauges from smallbore to eight gauges and double rifles, for decades.(I expect they were bought from a Birmingham maker in the white, and finished by makers from the provincial to the provincial to the best- known Londoners).<br /><br />Very similar actions were in use in Belgium and elsewhere on the Continent.<br /><br />So: value can go from in the hundreds to five figures for a Holland and Holland. Condition and name are everything, shootability high too. This one is a Williams and Powell of Birmingham, old (founded 1790's)and distinguished if obscure, in recent Nitro proof,so more than a couple of thousand for the specialized buyer, though it might sit on the shelf for a long time in a less specialized shop. No way to figure but experience and a developed eye!Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-58966911127639380632013-08-18T10:22:57.074-07:002013-08-18T10:22:57.074-07:00I have a shotgun that looks exactly like that rabb...I have a shotgun that looks exactly like that rabbit ear. Any idea on value?rcwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-23766078565947780512013-08-17T17:30:04.142-07:002013-08-17T17:30:04.142-07:00Steve, that's a nice find. Not many guns out t...Steve, that's a nice find. Not many guns out there in that weight class, especially a pump. There's something about the Spartan looks of a classic American pump such as the M12, M37 and M17. Here's a recent thread on the M17 with an interesting one made during the UMC days. A couple of mine are also depicted. Gil (GLS)<br />http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=273732Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16586106608274313864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-74391219889404291392013-08-16T18:57:01.817-07:002013-08-16T18:57:01.817-07:00Great additions, Steve! I've seen quite a few ...Great additions, Steve! I've seen quite a few Model 10s (although in rough shape) but never a 17. I've often contemplated the idea of a working collection on a beer budget comprised of hunting examples of the major American pump guns from the Winchester 97 forward- Rem 10, Rem 17, Rem 31, Winchester 12, Ithaca 37, Stevens 527 & 620, and the Hi-Standard with the Winchester 1300, Remington 870, and Mossberg 500 for completeness. <br />The 10 is a gem, too- damascus sleeved to damascus! Just the thing for snows and fat January mallards on the bosque!mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-86728101341412484292013-08-14T15:46:51.717-07:002013-08-14T15:46:51.717-07:00Good find, a decent 17 has been on my short list f...Good find, a decent 17 has been on my short list for a while. Just saw a rough looking one the other day going for a firm $350.00... Pass. I am sure the right one will come along when I am penniless.Uplandishnoreply@blogger.com