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Burgess guns (from Buffalo, NY?) are very interesting and quite rare. So much so, that I've never seen one in person. From my reading on the subject, I believe Winchester bought them out in the mid-1890s to effectively "eliminate" the competition. They had a very unique take-down mechanism that I strongly believe John Browning "borrowed" in his design of the Stevens Model 520 pumpgun. I presume that because of his close association with Winchester at the time, he was able to do so without a patent-infringment fight(?). I also assume that the Burgess patents pre-date the Browning/Winchester patents for the Model 93/97 shotguns, but I'm not sure about that one. A fascinating period of history and a point in time where Winchester locked up the pump-shotgun market for a very long period of time. Everybody else had to work around Browning's (ie. Winchester's) designs just to come up with something to compete with the Model 97 and then the Model 12.

To have that type of part made you will have to get that gun to a fairly skilled gunsmith. Dewey Vicnair or SDH would be high on my list. Others here can give you other names to consider. Be aware that they all are backed up this time of year and some are out hunting themselves like we all wish to be doing. A special project like yours can get done it will just take more time than money.

Well after further research, I found a gentleman's contact information on The Firearms Forum. Lynn has been very kind and returned my email and has provide some disassembly advice. At this point, I have been able to cleanly disassemble the receiver to get the bolt out and remove the two extractors. With some luck my machinist will be able to use the intact mirrored extractor to reproduce the opposite extractor that is broken. I am very impressed with the workmanship in this Burgess. The hammer actually has a roller bearing the hammer leaf spring rides on.

Update.
Well my Burgess is up and running again. Disassembly and reassembly is quite simple and have done it many times at this point. My machinist still has not completed replacement extractors but as good luck would have it, a receiver and bolt with unbroken extractors showed up on GB which I got for $52. Using both of the "new" extractors did not work but using the one good original extractor and the opposing "new" extractor did the trick. Can't wait until dove season.

There was a nice one in Vegas with a holster. Really rare.

Well done.



Me, too. But ......... I hope we both do!

SRH