Husquvarna hammer 16
 

I'm going to look at a Husquvqrna hammer 16 with fluid steel barrels. It is supposed to be an extremely nice gun, light and has a straight grip with 29 1/2' barrels(metric). The owner didnt have a 16 ga choke tool so I will take ny little drop in choke guage. Anybody know anything about these guns?

Harold, I had one but my good friend fell in love with it and whisked it away.

Anyway, mine was 65mm 16 gauge. This is the best site to look at that I have found for data on these.

http://www.skydevaaben.com/index.xml

I visited Stockholm (for work) quite a few times in that last two years and saw quite a few of these in different variations in some of the local shops. Those that I have handles are of good quality and I hear some had Sauer receiver components.

Harold If you happen to buy the gun could you post pics. I am particullary interested in seeing what the part that pushes the extractor forward looks like. I have an 8ga that is missing this part.

I forgot to mention that they are well made firearms, but they don't fetch much money. 350.00 to 400.00 on the very high side. An average one is around 200.00 to 250.00. These guns are highly under rated.

Harold;
A good friend has one which he really likes. I've shot it and I agree with Wayne, they are underpriced and well made. You get a lot of bang for the buck.

In one sense, Husquvarna was a lot like Parker Bros., they were a very diversified manufacturing company that had a small division that made guns. They got out of the gun business 20 or 30 years ago. They made very high quality rifles and shotguns. The rifles were primarily built on Mauser actions, and as said about the shotguns, do not bring much money. Currently Husky manufactures extremely high quality chain saws (commercial logger quality) and lawn care equipment.

Harold, the model number and grade (if any) should be stamped on the water table and barrel flats. If the chokes have not been worked on they are usually tight or tighter. Please post some photos if you can.

Wayne, is your 8 ga a Husky?

I am not sure who built mine I believe it is marked W Moore & Company. It is belguim proofed and built off the Lafaux ( excuse my spelling) Patiend. Looks just like a Dubbelbossa modell 15. Thats a double barrel model 15 in english.

Wayne, I'll take a photo of one of mine and post later tonight.

Mike If you can get a good clear pic of the part (that is in the frame itself) that activates the extractor I would appreciate it. Here is a pic of mine. Its hard to appreciat the size of this gun from the pics. The gun weights 15 lbs and has 36" barrels. It dwarfs my largest 10ga parker at 10.2". You wouldnt want to pack it very far.