Royal Diana Pieper shotgun
Do you remember the old TV show, "Mr. Peepers"? Well, I have his shotgun. The show starred Walley Cox, who happened to be Marlin Brando's best friend. The shotgun that I have is an Henri Pieper. You can call it a Peeper if you want. It is a double barrel hammergun made in Beligum, maybe in the 1890s, maybe later. Henri passed in about 1898. His family took the company over and ran it until the late 50s. I wish I could post pictures on this site like I used to do. The gun has a monoblock breech. Sellor said it is a 2.3/4" gun, but I'm not sure. Solid steel barrels. Very pretty wood, rubber butt pad. Not heavy. Barrels just shy of 28". Mint all over. Perfect bores. Strange maker, but they have been around for some time. They imported cheaper models in the Old West. Some say Big Nosed Kate provided a Pieper to Doc Holliday to use at the OK Corral. An interesting gun and a pretty thing.
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