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Steve Kleist 12-21-2018 11:49 AM

Gun ID?
 
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I'd appreciate a little help identifying a shotgun. It appeared on the cover of the Fall 2018 Delta Waterfowl Magazine.
I "hope" to try to attach a scanned photo and a scanned close up.
The gun held by James Ford Bell looks a little "Parkeresque" but I don't believe it is. There looks to be a single barrel and I doubt he would hunt with a gun like that.
Does anyone know what gun this might be?
Thank you in advance.
Steve Kleist Ely, MN

Mark Ray 12-21-2018 11:55 AM

Looks like a graded Parker single barrel trap gun to me

Brian Dudley 12-21-2018 11:58 AM

Looks like a German gun to me.

Robin Lewis 12-21-2018 11:59 AM

Well, it's not a box lock over under and by the look it may be German.... maybe Merkel?

Steve Kleist 12-21-2018 12:01 PM

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A close up.

edgarspencer 12-21-2018 01:37 PM

The knobed front lug is very characteristic of European guns, and as someone said, possibly a lower grade Merkel or any of the many makers from the Suhl area.

James L. Martin 12-21-2018 01:46 PM

Merkel or similar type, my guess

Mark Ray 12-21-2018 02:57 PM

Tells everyone what I know!! I see now that there is no Parker resemblence.

Bill Davis 12-22-2018 03:52 PM

I’ll bet it’s a Belgium O/U! Maybe a guild gun.

Bill Murphy 12-22-2018 06:27 PM

Considering Bell's net worth, it could be a Boss or a Purdey or anything, but the protruding lug suggests something else. The exceptionally long slim forend suggests Merkel or something else German.


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