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It must be my favorite, since it’s the only 16 I own. Damascus 28” GH #858XX.
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I recently purchased my first ever 16 ga., a Grade 1 1/2 Ithaca Flues with 30" Krupp bbls choked IC/F wearing double ivory beads. It's a real sweet little gun. Can't wait to try it this season.
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This has been my go to sporting clays gun for years. It's a GHE two barrel set with 28 inch vent rib barrels. One set is skeet/skeet the other M/F. Both sets of barrel have there own BTF. The gun came from Alex Kerr's in Beverly Hills.
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02-05-2026, 09:53 AM
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Another is this LeFever Optimus with 28 inch barrels choked M/F. These are the only two pictures I have of this one.
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Moving right along but with no pictures other than on my phone and I have no clue how to move them to the laptop.
In no specific order as to a favorite as I like them all  Purdey two barrel set 29 inch IC/F and 28 inch IC/M Grade 3 top lever hammer gun with 30 inch barrels. This is out for a new stock GH "Sales mans Sample" there are three types of Damascus in the barrels Stephan Grant Matched pair 30 inch SKT/SKT. The only pair of 16's by Stephan Grant and Sons Stephan Grant side lever hammer gun 30 ich barrels IC/M J. Venebles and Son hammer gun with a Jones under lever CHE with 30 inch barrels M/F GHE with 32 inch vent rib barrels F/F I think thats it but yes I like the 16's 
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My favorite 16ga happens to be Merkel O/U made in 1926. It has 29 3/16" barrels, weight of 6" 7" and handles as good as any gun I have ever shot. I bought it thur the old Gun List in the mid 1980s. It was a 2 barrel set at one time as the front trigger is a set trigger, it also has very good engraving of birds and big game.
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Nice guns Rich!
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Thanks Reggie
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