A friend who was raised there pronounced it wilks bear uh.

That has been the most prevalent pronunciation I've heard. I've never seen a Wilkes Barre shotgun, and hope we can learn a bit more about it, when and how many were made, what grades, etc.

Now that you have a Wilkes Barre double, Jagermeister would advise you to sell it so that your heirs won't be burdened with disposing of it when you depart this good earth.

Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug