The Guns of J.P. Sousa

[Alfred Houde]

Hard to say with 100% certainty. It looks like it may be the 20 gauge Field Grade FW held in the collection. His left hand appears to be wrapped around a splinter type forend. Also, the barrels look like they are a shorter length. The 20 gauge in the collection has 26" barrels.

Great picture. Never seen this one before, thanks.

[Drew Hause]

Found another, and definitely a boxlock double

[Bill Murphy]

Drew, I have another gun that is probably a Sousa gun. It is a boxlock Prussian Daly Diamond Grade with a white frame like the one in the picture, made about 1897 according to a fellow Daly collector. Obviously, the one in the picture does not have an exposed hinge pin. I'm always looking for more pictures. Sousa, like Annie Oakley, posed for a very limited number of shotgun pictures.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Found another, and definitely a boxlock double

Hey, 'wood to wood' Johnny Boy!





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[Bill Murphy]

Dean, JPS was not a high average shooter, but he did have his good days. Sort of like us. He also had some nice guns, sort of like us. In my next article on Sousa's guns, I will present the provenance for the Diamond Quality Prussian Daly pigeon gun.