DHE 34" 163985
 

I ran into 163985 on gun show set up day today, it left the factory as a 12 ga #2 frame 34" DHE straight grip with no safety. The butt was checkered with no plate, forearm is splinter. Barrels had been re-blacked tastefully, bores were rust free with one light dent. Wood was free of cracks and original. forearm iron had trace case color but the receiver was blued. It was not polished, the engraving was crisp and screws fairly clean. It was in a leather bound 34" case that may have been original with some accessories. What to do..... what to do...the guy was asking $4400 and that seemed not too bad??? If it was a DHE 30" I would not be thinking about it at this late hour but 34"??????

if its in the book as that gun- I'm away from the Book- I would have to seriously think why I am not buying the gun.

That would be an easy decision for me...

The gun letters as described, except for the blued receiver.

My bank account would be $4400 lighter this morning!

What a great gun for the "Challenge" later this month!

Not something you find every day.

It would be in my gun safe by now....

That would certainly have been a special order (bespoke?) gun... I wonder what the provenance is on it :cool:

You can get that blue off the frame in less than an hour. You may find remaining case colors under the blue.

The good and bad about 34" barrels is that they are long. They can be unwieldy in the field. I find 32"s too long but depending on a person's height and the intended use, many are happy with these long barrels.

OK I am off to spend some money bright and early this morning.

Excellent!! I hope it is still there.

Please show us pictures!

Let me know if you don't want it.