Will: Beautiful BH and in 10ga WOW thanks for posting pictures. It would be fun to have a reunion of these show guns some day.

Bring them to Las Vegas boys!!

+2. Please do!

Sounds good Craig, and thanks. Charlie, it was surely in the limelight for a couple years early on, but this gun then spent a lot of time in the field and has the scars and wear to prove it (though it has great bores and original chambers). Later this month it's going in for its first tune up since probably 1901 when it went back to Meriden.

Will it sure doesn't look like it needs much of a tune up to me, the wear was hard earned and adds to the beauty of these old guns in my opinion.

I couldn't agree more Craig, the things I'm talking about are fixing some muzzle damage, getting it tight on the hinge again, removing dents, that kind of tune up.

Thanks Will I was hoping it wasn't headed for full restoration, it is truly a beautiful gun, enjoy. Maybe you can make it to Hausmann's one of these years and we could have a reunion. I would love to handle your BH. Craig

120 years ago and we're still referring to these wonderful sporting pieces as weapons, "designed or used or usable as an instrument for inflicting bodily harm, means used to get the better in a conflict", according to OED, when firearm seems appropriate. Sorry OT; only a post with a hope of getting rid of the term.

I'm with you King.
To me a 'weapon' is an instrument used to overcome an adversary in combat.

That's not what my intentions are when going afield after wild game.





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Unfortunately Dean and King our world is full of people who just don't get it. The saying I like, You can't fix stupid. Let's try not to let them get us down fellows. ch