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Steve Barnett has three Holland and Hollands for sale now from the Tom Selleck collection. Gorgeous guns!

You have to ask Rocky Mt Bill. This is not my rifle.

I have a Krag with a Pacific sight in the cutoff hole. The cutoff function does not work with it.

This is my Krag.

I hear Steve Barnett's in West Point, Mississippi is a pretty nice store. Has anyone been there before?

Brent... curious if the Lyman 48 allows the cut-off to function properly? Any extra holes to mount the sight? Ben

There may be changes in the quality of the joining over time. DOM are per Schwing.

1934 looks good



1947



1949



1951 with a significant gap filled with solder



The previously posted 1954

Dewey's site again
https://vicknairgunsmithing.blogspot.com/2016/01/an-unbiased-look-at-design-of-american.html

This is the full size image enhanced and rotated to get the SN which looks like 8685 which would be about 1935
The screws have been removed and the lumps have been separated; there is obviously no solder.



Click on Dewey's brief video and he moves the 2 lumps back & forth demonstrating the dovetail adds little to the strength of the lump.

I spoke with Dickinson in California about 18 months ago regarding a 32” 28 gauge. I initially called Pacific Arms because had other Dickinson guns on their website. Pacific said they have been selling the Dickinson guns about as fast as they can get them. A buddy bought a 32” 20 gauge and it’s a heck of a gun for the money. I wanted a 28. Pacific suggested I call Dickinson. The guy there indicated their factory was still suffering from Covid-related production problems, and damage to their factory in Turkey from an earthquake. Go figure. He was very vague about when things would be back to normal. It seems Akus is having real challenges and they are trying to resolve them but don’t hold your breath.

L C Smith FWE Field grade with HOT, 16 ga. with 32" barrels.

Yildiz 28" barreled .410 bought new for $349 (on sale $50 off) at Academy Sports. Did a trigger job on it myself to make it tolerable.

Here's a few more of my favorites. Eldest grandson Jackson at age 9. "They" say you shouldn't start a kid on shotguns with a .410. This was his first ever dove shoot where he was actually shooting and not just picking up for me. Stoeger Uplander .410 shortened to fit him. He's 21 now, married, and works with us on the farm. I let him shoot one while alighted, the rest were killed on the wing.

They're neat indeed, but nothing new, Mike. All three of these are 30" barreled .410s. From left to right ............ FAIR Verona,, Dickinson Estate and FAIR Iside. Had them for years.

Yes it is definitely a 1903 nra buttplate.

$2750?

$1600?

I agree muchly, Stan. If someone asked me to show them what a perfectly-executed full pistol grip should look like, I would show them the photo of this one. I absolutely love a capped pistol grip, ala Parker Bros. gun on the hay bale photo in another thread. We be simpatico on shootability and comfort/control of a pistol grip double.
JR

Love those Krag sporters! Thanks for posting.

Interesting on the OP's rifle (Texan72) the buttplate appears to be from a Springfield 1903 NRA Sporter.

Looking through my copy of Stoeger's 1940 "Shooter's Bible":


Browning offered the Lightning version of their Superposed "with special skeet boring" in both barrels.
Marlin made a special Skeetking version of their Model 90 OU in all gauges from 12 down to .410.
And Remington, as noted above, offered their Model 32 OU as a skeet gun. 12ga only.

Or Rex Kramer...

I sent you a PM.

Thanks Lloyd and Mike.

That’s Elliot Ness

Here are a couple of pictures of Gary Cooper hunting with Papa in Sun Valley from the book High on the Wild with Hemmingway. From 1940 without glasses --



From 1941 with glasses --

I have nothing against people who like or think the M21 is some sort of magic gun. I don't care for them personally. I think a quality English gun puts them to shame. I would rather shoot a Parker or Lefever when I choose the Americana type. I know quite a few people from various gun clubs who own M21's and they can't hit the broad side of a barn with one. I verified this as I couldn't hit the same barn with their guns either! I average 98 at skeet with modern and most sxs guns in a 12 gauge. Gun fit was not the issue either. I can only deduce from my limited experience with them that they were either poorly regulated or the shooting gods were against me. The 21 might be the only gun I can't shoot proficiently with. I guess that is why I don't have one in my collection. Sa la vie.

I wish they made shooting sweaters like that today. The last one I had was consumed by moths almost ten years ago at the ranch.