Straight grippers. Let's see yours.
 

Picture of my 4 straight grip shotguns, from the top Parker BHE 12ga, Fox XE 12ga, Fox XE 12ga, Parker AH 12ga. Let's see yours!

A few small bores.

DHE 16 O frame 26" cyl,/m, 6 lbs even ,1905

Fox A grade, 12 ga., 32" barrels, 3" chambers, restocked.

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Craig didn't specify Parker ..... here's my pet of pets, a 1913 Sterlingworth 20b, 28" choked Mod and I-Mod.

My presentation isn’t the best but . First pic a Parker Grade 2 top hammer 10 gauge 32” , a DH 12 32” no safety and an HE Fox 12 3” 30” . In the second picture all Parker’s a VHE 12 26” skeet , a VHE 16 26” skeet and a DHE 20 30” .

Here's a 20ga DH 26" 6lbs and a 12ga VH 34" 8lbs

Holly cow those are some nice guns, Reggie you have the market cornered on small bore straight grippers-----leave a few for the rest of us :rotf:

I’ve got an Iver Johnson Hercules straight grip 410 that’s a nice little gun in its own right , but it’s nothing like what Reggie has !

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16 g DH. 28” dam barrels.

Here are a mix match of guns with straight grip.
Francotte 410
RBL 28
Francotte 28 30E
RBL 20
LC Smith Specialty grade 20 with 32” barrels
LC Smith 12 Specialty grade 32” barrels
Forgeron 12 gauge sidelock
Remington DEO 12
Charles Lancaster 12 hammer gun
Parker DH 12

Wow those are some beautiful straight gripped guns!!!

I need a good picture of all of mine together as well. I have noticed that my straight grip hammerless inventory is dangerously low. It was much more common to see hammer guns with straight grips. Here are a few of mine:

1. 20 Gauge VH with 30" barrels (this is one of my favorite Parkers)
2. Parker #0171 12 gauge with 26" barrels likely cut from 28" (It is a fun to shoot this early Parker)
3. This is relatively early TA 10 gauge hammer gun with 30" twist barrels on a #2frame I took with me on a Tundra Swan Hunt.
4. 10 Gauge Model 1873 Remington Whitmore (I love this design and have ben looking for one in 12 gauge)
5. A 12 Gauge Lefever G grade with 32" star/flag patterned damascus (this has been my "new" trap gun)
6. A Parker 10 Gauge DH with 32" Damascus barrels on a Sandhill Crane Hunt last year
7. Last but not least, is my #3 frame 12 gauge Parker Lifter made in 1893 with 32" twist barrels, it weighs exactly 10lbs. As far as I can tell from a good bit of research, this was the last straight gripped lifter Parker made.

Not very good pictures but here are two Fox's.

First two pictures are an XE12 and the last two pictures are an unmarked early B12 looking Fox.

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2 real beauty’s.

12 gauge Lifter with 28" barrels, Remington 1897 12 with 30" barrels, DHE 16 with 30" barrels, CHE 12 with 30" barrels. 20 Gauge VHE with 30" barrels is visiting a friend.
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VH 20

If I could have only one Parker….

I checked my data base for the straight/splinter guns in my safes. I counted 34 of all makes. Here's one of my favorites: 16 gauge BHE. I've been a fan of the straight/splinter for many years.

I’m quite sure it’ll never happen , but I’d love to have the three lesser gauges in the skeet configuration of VHE 26” straight SST BT checkered butt to match the 12 and 16 as well as a VHE 12 32” vent rib straight SST BT Monte Carlo pad gun and last but not least an SC 34” straight grip and pad . Of course for these I’d prefer Remington era correctly marked etc . But as I said I doubt this ever happens .

Baker 10-gauge Pigeon Gun --

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Tobin No. 70E Trap Gun --

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Philadelphia Arms Co. Fox C-Grade --

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Baltimore Arms Co. Trap Gun --

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Savage 1933 vintage Ansley H. Fox A-Grade 16-gauge with 30-inch barrels ordered 50% and 60% --

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In addition to the two straight gripped Fox's above, I have this one.

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here's my str gripped 1889, NH 32 in. 10 ga.

Stunning BHE and with damascus barrels WOW what a great Parker. :bowdown:

Garry wins!!!! 34!!

Not American made or vintage but one of my sweet little early season dove and quail guns:

Dickinson Estate, .410, ejectors, 30" barrels

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Stan, I just picked one of those up in 28 ga and 30 in barrels. It will make the trip to the UP in October .
So far, I really like it.

410 upgrade by E C Prudhomme.

:bowdown::bowdown:

A 12- and 16-gauge Husqvarna 310 for my Swedish ancestry --

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My favorite U.S. made .410-bore --

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just wow.....charlie

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Although I prefer to hunt with a pistol grip gun, I have managed to find a few straight ones I couldn't pass up.

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Dang!!!!

Me too, Dean. With very mild recoiling guns, like .410s, it doesn't matter to me at all. But, with heavier loads, duck loads especially, I shoot better with a pistol grip. If they were single shots it wouldn't matter at all to me. First shot is fine, but I can get on the bird faster with the second barrel with a pistol grip than I can with a straight grip. I don't have the physique and big hands that Mr. Nash did. :bowdown:

Personally, I prefer a straight grip because I have found I subconsciously change my grip when switching to the back trigger. I also find them more appealing to the eye.

It’s interesting that most British “best” have traditionally been made with straight grips (and long LOP’s).

I like both styles. I also like the ball grip which kind of includes the best qualities of straight and pistol styles

Here is one of my Favorites , CHE 20 Gauge !

Russ that is my style for sure! Nice one!

Straight/splinter/2 triggers/small bore — checks all my boxes.

Ithaca Super 10.

PML