Quality G Top Action
 

Sometimes people like to see photos of guns, so to keep interest alive, here are some of an early top Action hammer gun in original condition.

Case by Edgar Spencer. The paper documents details that may be interesting. The gun is a 7lb 28" 12 ga on a number 1 frame. The chamber measurements were surprising. The chokes make this an upland game gun.

Prairie grouse engraving and I have shot them with this gun. Hunters used to come out here in rail Pullman and club cars, get picked up at the station by buckboard and hunt the prairies. Guides and farmers were paid. In some areas such as along the Platte, Kansas and Arkansas Rivers with braided channels, hunters waited for for waterfowl in the morning and pursued upland game in the afternoon.

I use regular light Remington loads and I reload them to Remington factory specs. The gun has original bore diameters and so I do not measure wall thickness. This gun would have been factory patterned with 1 1/8 loads of number 7 shot pushed at just below 1200 fps. This would have been a black powder gun when made but was little used so shows no black powder corrosion.

Really, really exceptional Hammergun in that grade. Beautiful. Edgar's work is just outstanding. A real craftsman. Thanks Bruce

Very nice. It's good for us newbie's to see what they are suppose to look like. I've been looking at one on GB but it's no where as nice as yours. Thanks for sharing.

I think that many of the nice guns get sold at the Southern or other in person venues, and those left go on Gunbroker and other internet sites. If you are looking for something nice, say what you are looking for, that you are prepared to pay a fair price, and then move quickly if it comes along. This forum is a good place to start.

Beautiful gun in a handsome case ,thanks for sharing

My favorite period of Grade 2 engraving! Very nice example Bruce. Thanks for sharing.

Nice box Edgar!





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I almost always ask to have the customer's gun here when I am building their case, but, as luck would have it, I have an identical gun. Identical in configuration, but certainly not in condition. That's a very beautiful gun, Bruce, and as I have learned, also a very usable gun.

Thank you Bruce! Beautiful as always. And what a fine piece of craftmanship Edgar!!

Beautiful indeed.

And did you notice the slotted brass screws in the hinges in Edgar's walnut case are all timed.

Yep, nice Bruce. Yep, nice Edgar.

Yes Bill - Edgar is meticulous in such things. And slotted screws are so much nicer than the Phillips screws we see on some contemporary cases.





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