Thus far, the ones that speak to me are the VH on a #2 frame skeet gun with 30 in barrels. The previous owner, DJ, had his name engraved in large letters on both sides of the action. From my research, he won quite a few skeet tournaments in the 50s-60s, very likely with that gun. His wife was also an avid skeet shooter who won her share as well, though I doubt it was with that big gun. It fits me perfectly. I can just picture DJ shooting it as the prize of his collection. Sadly, it was in rough exterior condition when I bought it. It’s off for restoration and I can’t wait to get it back. The other is a 16 ga Belgian hammergun made in 1925, 30 in barrels. It’s become my go-to upland gun. It came to me in very nice condition and I’m leaving it as is. It’s a weird gun in that it’s a very late hammergun, made or finished by Jules Pierre, and looks very Germanic. The rib inscription is for a German company that as far as I have learned from those here and on a couple other sites, never existed. Why anyone would make an 1880’s gun in 1925, under a fictitious company and address is anyone’s guess, but there it is. And it’s a sweeeet shooter!
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