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08-14-2017, 09:25 PM
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Two unusual old shotguns. 410 & 12 gauge.
These were my dad's. The little one is a single shot 410 Garcia, probably from the early 1970s. I think they also came 410/.22 over & under. The 12 gauge is marked "20th Century" only. My dad made that full length stock for it in the 50s. The sling swivels and barrel band are obviously old military stuff. He refinshed the stock and I really like that tiger stripe look. I always thought that shotgun had a great look. Like if you squinted looking at it it looked like a Kentucky rifle.
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08-14-2017, 09:43 PM
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Your Father was an artist. That single barrel shotgun is awesome.
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08-14-2017, 10:16 PM
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Your Father was an artist. That single barrel shotgun is awesome.
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That he was, Jimmy. And someone on another forum just told me that it is a Hopkins & Allen shotgun. But he said if someone bought a certain quantity, H&A would mark it with the way they wanted. Maybe like a Sears would do. Here's a H&A, but I also found one marked like mine online.
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08-14-2017, 10:24 PM
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I believe that "Garcia" was the brand name and the model was called "Bronco". These were still on the market when I started accumulating guns in the late 70's. Now days most of the Broncos you see have a cracked/broken rear frame.
I heard rumors about a 22/410 combo version but have never seen one! One catalog had a photo, but I think it was actually the single 410! The angle didn't show the bore and there was only the single trigger and no other selector visible.
Nice to see one that survived!
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08-14-2017, 10:25 PM
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Beautiful stock on that shotgun. That's worth passing down in the family for generations.
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08-19-2017, 09:42 PM
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I have a .410 Bronco and a .22 Bronco. Had a .22/.410 in my hands
in a hardware store in Munising, MI in 1975. Didn't have the $80
they were charging so missed that one.
Gun Digest carried an article on the .410 Bronco 12 or 15 years ago.
It may have been Shotgun News that carried the article.
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08-19-2017, 11:07 PM
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Really a work of art. Something to be proud of and pass down through the family for generations.
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