Syracuse D

[paul driscoll]

I had a couple request to post a couple pics of some other doubles. Some of them have been posted before but not on this site.

[Richard Flanders]

What a beauty Paul. Thanks for posting.

[Donnie Reels]

That is one nice gun Paul.

[Parker Bachelder (Brad's Profile)]

Originally Posted by paul driscoll

I had a couple request to post a couple pics of some other doubles. Some of them have been posted before but not on this site.

Paul, you have identified it as a D grade. Do you know how they graded their guns ?
I have an A grade, but the engraving is much more simple, with plain wood.

[Bindlestiff]

According to http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Syracuse_Arms_Co_shotgun, Syracuse Arms Company guns were made in two series -- the stock guns, which had grades designated by numbers 00, 0, 1, 2, and 3; and the special order guns which had grades designated by letters, A, A-1, B, C, and D. List prices in the 1902 catalogue ranged from $30 for the 00-Grade with Triplet Steel barrels to $475 for the D-grade with either Whitworth Fluid or Damascus barrels.

[Autumn Daze]

Brad and Robin,There is also a great series of articles on Syracuse Arms gun's in past issues of the Double Gun Journal.If you would like I will find them and let you know what issues.

[Dean Romig]

So, in the reverse of what we Parker enthusiasts are accustomed to, the special order Syracuse guns went from the lower grade of "A" to the highest "D"?

[Bindlestiff]

Fox too. See http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_grade_chart.htm

[bob weeman]

Very nice Paul!.......Was this gun ever in the Double Gun Journal? Looks like one I saw a while back. Always thought it was one of the best looking doubles to ever grace there pages.

[paul driscoll]

Bob, yes it was in the DGJ Spring 2004.