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This shotgun has been offered to me because the owner knows I collect old 1800's single shot rifles, and had mentioned the name Carlos Gove to him. The shotgun is a side by side muzzleloader, and the sideplates are marked "C. Gove" and the top rib is marked "Carlos Gove Denver Col". Next to that the marking "Stub Twist" on the rib.
No idea as to who the maker might be, or whether it was simply sold from Gove's Denver shop, or if he bought barrels and locks, and assembled it in his shop?
Wondering if anybody might be able to identify the shotgun, or parts used on it from these images I got?

Interesting info! I didn't realize his business ever used the "& Son" on it? I have other Gove, Schoyen, and AW Peterson rifles but my other Gove stuff is just C. Gove Denver, Co. marked.
I have one of the Gove underlever conversion Rolling Blocks. It's been fully restored and has a 12 groove Farrow false muzzle barrel. A great shooter, and as much as I love Rolling Blocks the lever is a huge improvement over the thumb spurs.



Once I have this in hand I'll double check the barrel markings. He told me today it has Birmingham proof marks and he thinks it's a 14 ga.? But he's getting info off Facebook, so I take it with a grain of salt.

The shotgun arrived today!
Carlos Gove Denver, Col. marked 14 ga. muzzleloader shotgun too! Birmingham proofed, so made in England, but sold through Gove's shop.

There is still some demand and maybe even growing slightly in the right calibers and twists. Just gotta travel in the right circles.

I built a gun around a custom Bobby Hoyt barrel with Pope rifling. It has won a few matches. There are very few people who will build a false muzzle barrel these days.

I shoot 14 gauge components from Circle Fly in my 15 gauge MH Blood ML. My gun was made in Memphis, TN with Osborne barrels. It's a left handed SxS restored for me by MV Highsmith late of Memphis.