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Picked up a couple guns recently I thought I'd share with everyone. The first is a silver wire inlaid Belgian 12ga hammer gun to go with my 16 hammer gun. 27.5" (cut) fine crolle damascus choked cyl/cyl, near perfect bores. Weighs 6lbs 5oz. Will make a great skeet gun. Pictures don't do it justice. It's stunning in person, handles like a feather, tight, crisp actions, and I can't wait to get the wood fixed up. Love the shape of the hammers on this gun. Very graceful. The barrel flats have a 43 stamped on them too, which leads me to wonder if maybe they were from a Husqvarna model 43? They are silver inlaid and match the gun though. Hmmm...:






The other is a Meriden grade 18 I took in on trade. The metal was restored so all I had to do was fix up the wood. It had no grain so I wanted to add some horizontal grain and these iridiscent silver, blue and brown swirling oak leaves to mimic the case coloring on the receiver. This is a stout 8 lb 30" f/f gun, and a fantastic shooter. I may be selling it, but haven't made up my mind yet.

Mark, very nice and great pictures. Please make sure you post some pictures of the top one when you finish it.

Thanks for sharing mark. I like the subtle look of the silver inlays on that gun.

Hey Mark

If the wind blew that hammergun in, I want to find out what hilltop your standing on. You know I'm a sucker for a hammergun and that beauty could sway me from my 16 ga. obsession

Rick

You Hammerheads are all alike. Pretty guns, btw, and nice work, Mark.

The inlays on the Meriden are astounding.

I think you mean the paint looks nice.

Thanks guys. I think I'm going to remove the cheek piece on the hammer gun stock and see what I can come up with. These old guns with plain wood are like antique blank canvases that I get to play with. What fun!

The Meriden is nice, no question about it. But, that hammer gun is a jewel! I don't believe I could bring myself to remove the cheek rest....but that's me and it isn't my gun!

I know low grade Belgian guns have a bad rap as clunkers, but this gun is certainly not in that category. As a high grade gun of its time (1880's-90's?), in my opinion, it looks like it could be in a firearms museum if the wood were restored. It does indeed fit like a glove as is with the cheek rest. I'll keep that in mind...