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Originally Posted by Steve McCarty
I have a few English guns, but only one shotgun. Here she is. An early muzzle loader. Hardy Bros of fishing reel fame, I think. This gun is a wonderful shooter. Straight stock.
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The original Hardy Brothers were in fact gunsmiths, that firm, according to the offical history, was formed in 1873, when William (set up trade in 1872) was joined by John James, a little late for a muzleloader but certainly not impossible, as breech loaders were still very new fangled at that point.
They soon expanded into tackle (rods) and eventually the fishing reel company began in the 1890's.
very nice shotgun in any case, many of those old pieces have very shootable dimensions. Some fit better
than the old Parkers