Obscure gun maker

Double Lab · 03-31-2017, 06:59 PM

I have a Wm. Ford hammer gun in 20ga. with 30" barrels. An absolute delight to shoot.

edgarspencer · 03-31-2017, 07:47 PM

My 28" Ford 20 was possibly the nicest English gun I ever owned.
Amazing what you retain relating to your hobby after 70 years.

Double Lab · 03-31-2017, 08:00 PM

[QUOTE=edgarspencer;215496]My 28" Ford 20 was possibly the nicest English gun I ever owned.
Amazing what you retain relating to your hobby after 70 years.[/QUOTE

I agree. It is a wonderful, fun gun to shoot. Do you still own it and was it a hammer or hammerless?

mobirdhunter · 04-16-2017, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

I have a Wm. Ford hammer gun in 20ga. with 30" barrels. An absolute delight to shoot.

What a wonderful configuration -- hammers, 20 ga. AND 30 " barrels! I assume Damascus? Got any pictures?

mobirdhunter · 04-16-2017, 05:35 PM

Have you seen Hadoke's new book, Hammer Guns in Theory and Practice? A great source of information (and opinion...he really dings Parkers, of course). Worth reading if you've got an English hammer gun.

Double Lab · 04-18-2017, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

What a wonderful configuration -- hammers, 20 ga. AND 30 " barrels! I assume Damascus? Got any pictures?

Here ya go Garry. Yes they are damacus.

mobirdhunter · 04-18-2017, 09:54 PM

That's a beaut!! Thanks for the pictures. I really like back action hammer guns -- the original round action. The top of the frame is unique, a style I've not seen before. The really neat thing about many English guns by obscure makers is the quality of work that is frequently found.

Again, neat gun...thanks for taking your time to share those pictures.