the sport of american grouse hunting, using a light sxs gun, with the help of specially bred bird dogs seems to be a north east invention, which spread up and down the allegheny mts and out to the flat lands of the upper mid west...

most likely, the first hammerless sxs grouse guns, were box lock 12 bores, imported from england around 1880...

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/179...-richards-no-5056-built-for-john-deeley/

Last edited by ed good; 08/22/25 11:24 PM.

keep it simple and keep it safe...