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I always wanted a Big Bore by Sterling Davenport - a 500 Jeffery custom

The rifle has been purchased, by its not yet in hand. I can hardly wait. A Sterling Davenport Custom has been on my want-list radar for many, many years. And finding one in classic 500 Jeffery caliber is wonderful. Here's the early specs - more info to follow when I get it in hand. This will be my second 500 Jeffery. You may recall my post earlier this year about my Custom AHR 500 Jeffery. https://www.doublegunshop.com/forum...Words=jeffery&Search=true#Post627374


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Eduard Kettner Drilling 16 x 16 x 9.3 - 74R. Complete restoration by New England Custom Guns. Includes Oak & Leather Case, reloading dies and 100 rds lapua brass. Suhl gun made in 1945... all 3 barrels have extractors.
$7800

Parker top lever hammergun parts
SN 63852
All part numbers match

Forend wood, complete forend parts minus forend lever spring, trigger plate, triggers, trigger spring, trigger screw, and trigger spring screw, lock plates, all lock parts except for one stirrup and hammers, firing pins, firing pin springs and retaining screws, main action screw, hand screw, grip cap, and grip cap screw.

Forend wood has no checkering pattern, but is otherwise undamaged. Lock plates and trigger plate are banged up but serviceable. Iron, lock plates, and trigger plate have all be annealed.

$75 shipped to cont. US.

Pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-Qy1QTaW3NeVewxleVDhu2aRsF0e1DWw

Fox Sterlingworth 12ga action, trigger plate, trigger plate screw, trigger guard, and main action screw. Action is annealed. Trigger plate screw will need some work on the head, as it came from a different gun. Number match.

Beautiful rifle, stunning damascus pattern, incredible trigger pull, perfect bore (.60 cal), very good condition overall. Currently has an Imperial nipple installed, should be easy enough to put a nipple in set up for a #11 cap. 3950$

At the rear of the Army Target Shooting Club at Bisley, where the Imperial Meeting is in full swing, is this Victorian or Edwardian artifact.

It is in a sad state of disrepair, and I suspect that the missing lower basin was lead and proved too much temptation to a passer by.

It was clearly intended to boil out the barrels of a number of Snider, Martini- Henry or Enfield rifles at the same time to remove the black-powder residue or corrosive primer salts.

I have hundreds of each.

20$ per bag plus shipping.

Almost 500 $20 shipped.

HEINRICH SCHERPING ~ 9.3x72R ~ HAMMER DOUBLE RIFLE joins the family

I couldn't resist buying this from Themauserkid when it came up for sale. He posted about it here .. https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=646868#Post646868

I love little German Double rifles and this Scherping is a real Dandy in Minty condition. You can read about Heinrich here on the German Guns Forum. It features the History about Scherping and shows this double rifle and other examples of this Master Gun Maker.
https://www.germanhuntingguns....einrich-of-hannover/

The 9.3x72R cartridge is an old-World cartridge dating back to the 1890's. Ballistically it is about equal to the 35 Remington cartridge. Loaded with Factory 193g bullets, or 200g modern bullets, its very capable of taking Deer and Bear and Boar, and perhaps Elk, with a well placed shot.

Here are the specs:

Action is Top Lever Round Body w/ English Scroll Engraving w/ Rebounding Hammer Back-Action Locks w/ Greener Cross Bolt
Double Triggers w/ both Set-Triggers
Metal Condition is Very Good to Excellent w/ much Original Finish remaining
Highly Figured European Walnut Stock w/ a few Handling Marks w/ Cartridge Trap on Stock Bottom w/ Buffalo Horn Butt Plate
LOP is 14 inches to Front Trigger
Barrels are 27 inches w/ Matted Full Wide Rib
Sights are 2-Position Toggle Rear Site w/ Flip-up Tang Site and Platinum Bead Front Site w/ Ivory Bead Flip-up Moon Site
Bore Condition is Very Good to Excellent w/ 6-groove Henry Style Rifling
Weight is 6 lbs 11 ounces


The rifle is now cased in an All Leather Trunk Case. Field test to follow next week.

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The beautiful 12ga Holland Royal ejector pigeon gun was delivered on May the 1st of 1896 with two 30" sets of barrels, one field set and one Pigeon set both being 30" long and full chokes in all the barrels. One 30" set has 3" chambers, it is nitro proofed for 1&1/4" OZ, and choked .042" in both tubes, the pigeon set of barrels are black powder proofed, 30" and have 2&3/4" chambers, choked .035" both sides. The guns has an additional set of 28" field barrels which are nitro proofed for 1&1/8" OZ, 2&3/4" chambers and choked .002" and .008". All three barrel sets remain tight on the gun, are in proof and read "Holland & Holland 98 New Bond St london" on the raised ribs. Beautifully engraved action. The buttstock appears to have been nicely replaced as well as converted to a semi-pistol grip. Stock measures 14&3/4" x1&5/8"x2&5/8" over a thin pad. 22,500

About 25 years' worth. $1.00 per issue plus shipping.

I have 80 Double Gun Journals I would like to sell. I need $5.00 each and would like to sell them all in one lot. BUT I would like to sell them to someone locally as packing and shipping is a pain. I live just north of Mpls, & St. Paul, MN and being retired I am able to meet most anytime. So if your in the area and interested please let me know. All are in good condition...

Thanks for taking the time to look!

Don (WBLDon)

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