J P Clabrough
Was doing a little research on JP Clabrough shotguns today. I was thinking that Rick Losey might have one. A very nice 12 ga.. hammer gun with ducks engraved on both sides of the locks and the to rib enscribed J P Clabrough Fine Damascus Steel Featherweight. The barrels are exactly 28', and still have nice Damascus pattern, with only one small ding in them 6" from the muzzle. The old gent that had the gun said that his former employer gave him the gun after his wife threw it out of the second story window, when she found out he was cheating on her. Unfortunately, he lost the screws for the trigger guard, and replaced them with Phillips head screws. The gun is marked 103 on the frame, barrels, and forearm--so a very early gun. And it is a featherweight, probably around 6 lbs. After admiring the gun for a while, he told me he was going to shoot it for a little while longer, and then give it to me. WOW, I told him I would bring him some of my 7/8 oz low pressure loads for it.
Maybe another hammer gun in my future.
Oh, sorry, have no pictures.
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