I have learned a couple of things; I don't own nearly enough shotguns and you don't get kicked out of the club for being a cheater! Thanks for all the responses!

It wasn't until I was in the Navy that I realized God made shotguns other than Parker and Winchester. I reach for the Parker's 98% of the time. I do enjoy my 2 1/2" chambered 20 gauge Model 12 from 1917, a Model 12 two barrel set 12 gauge, and a Model 97. I have a Mossberg 500 for dragging through the mud and canoe rides. Papa's Browning 425 12 and 28 are mostly for the grandchildren to borrow. There is a Beretta O/U double trigger 12 that sees daylight on occasions. If it's your Harum you are putting your boots under your bed arn't you?

Harry,

Speaking of the Navy, pictured below is the sometimes Sunday afternoon activity on the fantail of the ship I was on at the time. We shot a variety of guns and targets. Colt M1911's, M1 Garand's and side by side shot guns. Ithaca's I'm thinking. Targets were anything that would float long enough to shoot at.

Of course, we only did this while we were underway.

And by the way, the ship was a troop and dependent transport so if any of you lads and lassies happen to have a boat ride to or from Germany or England from NYC in the mid 1950's, we may have been your conveyance. The USS Gen. H. W. Butner T-AP 113.

Jolly

https://i.imgur.com/DhFPANO.jpg

Jolliff, that is a great looking gun cabinet. Now, where are the rest of them? Bill Murphy

I still love Parkers and have my V grade collection (12-410) and a few more small bores, a couple of Fox A grade 16 and20, and then a few English guns, pair of 28's, a 16 and a 20, a hammer 28 Damascus with a set of modern 410 barrels, a hammer 20 ga and Scottish 16 and a few other assorted shotguns

All Parkers for me. I have handled and shot others, but there is just something about a Parker.

Parkers make up the majority but there are a couple of Purdey's a Holland & Holland, Stephan Grant, a couple of Fox's, Winchester M42. J Venebles ans Son.
Of all the makers the small bores rule!

I forgot these two . . . .

https://i.imgur.com/N9QrCJW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KeM1XUd.jpg

probably the only guy with a matched pair of cased Fox toy guns

Purdey eat your heart out

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Double guns in order: Parker, Lefever, Ithaca, Crescent Arms, Browning, Hollis, Darne, CZ. Might be a few other stragglers in the back of the safes?