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Tonight my Grandfather showed me a double barrel shotgun that his grandfather bought when he was 16. He (My Great Great Grandfather) was born in November of 1876, which would date the shotgun to around 1892. The shotgun is a Hanover Arms "Rabbit Ear" 12 gauge, with "laminated steel barrels" (whatever that is).
You can tell it has been shot a LOT the end of the barrels are very thin, the wood and metal are very "worn" I could barely read the manufactures name on the metal and some of the checkering on the wood is worn off in some areas. But with that said all of the parts 'look' to be original with the exception of one firing pin my dad, the machinist, made. There is also very little rust on the gun, I would probably rate the wood and metal at 80% other than the normal wear areas which are very worn.
I also found out my dad killed his first deer with the gun, the most amazing part of this is that here I am 31 years old and never knew this family heirloom even existed, I have heard my dad talk about a shotgun that my grandfather had that had "The chokes shot out of it" now I know what he was talking about. I guess one day me Granddad will leave it to my dad who will leave it for me and my brother to fight over. It has just made my day, week, and even month to know such a family heirloom is in my family.
Anyway, I was just got excited and wanted to share. If anyone does know anything about the manufactures history, or the guns value I would really love to know about it. Obviously it is not for sale.
You can tell it has been shot a LOT the end of the barrels are very thin, the wood and metal are very "worn" I could barely read the manufactures name on the metal and some of the checkering on the wood is worn off in some areas. But with that said all of the parts 'look' to be original with the exception of one firing pin my dad, the machinist, made. There is also very little rust on the gun, I would probably rate the wood and metal at 80% other than the normal wear areas which are very worn.
I also found out my dad killed his first deer with the gun, the most amazing part of this is that here I am 31 years old and never knew this family heirloom even existed, I have heard my dad talk about a shotgun that my grandfather had that had "The chokes shot out of it" now I know what he was talking about. I guess one day me Granddad will leave it to my dad who will leave it for me and my brother to fight over. It has just made my day, week, and even month to know such a family heirloom is in my family.
Anyway, I was just got excited and wanted to share. If anyone does know anything about the manufactures history, or the guns value I would really love to know about it. Obviously it is not for sale.