JJEH
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Beautiful guns...
The tale of two side by side 100 year old shotguns.
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Dan Carey
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Beautiful pair of shotguns! This post made me go check my Dad's Ithaca Flues serial number...she'll be 100 in 2021!
Beautiful shotguns and great photography. Thank you for taking the time.
I've always thought the Belgian (and the German and Austrian, ect) higher grade shotguns were given a back seat to the English guns.
But their quality is right up there with them and in many instances surpasses the English built guns IMO.
Quality is Quality and it can come from any source.
Maybe that's good in a way. It's made for some excellent values in buying Belgian and other Euro made SxS's over the years.
Looking at the high polish, deep blue finish on those trigger guards, people can get a real good idea of what Charcoal Bluing looks like. Not the rotary furnace mechanized assembly line style but the real open hearth, hands-on Charcoal Blue that was also used used here before WW1. Beautiful finishes, but very hand labor intensive.
The engraving has to be done on the finished, high polished surface. No after polishing done. No mistakes or scratches allowed!
I have a 12ga Belgian SxS ejector that appears to use the same sideplated action as these.
It's made by one of the Janssen clan in Leige.
I always thought they might have bought rough frames and parts from someone like A.Francotte or whoever was making such.
Thanks for the history and background on these as well.
I've always thought the Belgian (and the German and Austrian, ect) higher grade shotguns were given a back seat to the English guns.
But their quality is right up there with them and in many instances surpasses the English built guns IMO.
Quality is Quality and it can come from any source.
Maybe that's good in a way. It's made for some excellent values in buying Belgian and other Euro made SxS's over the years.
Looking at the high polish, deep blue finish on those trigger guards, people can get a real good idea of what Charcoal Bluing looks like. Not the rotary furnace mechanized assembly line style but the real open hearth, hands-on Charcoal Blue that was also used used here before WW1. Beautiful finishes, but very hand labor intensive.
The engraving has to be done on the finished, high polished surface. No after polishing done. No mistakes or scratches allowed!
I have a 12ga Belgian SxS ejector that appears to use the same sideplated action as these.
It's made by one of the Janssen clan in Leige.
I always thought they might have bought rough frames and parts from someone like A.Francotte or whoever was making such.
Thanks for the history and background on these as well.
Absolutely 2 beautiful guns, what an honor to own them. I couldn't imagine what it takes to build something like these with such attention to detail. Wonder how many hours it took to make these. Truly Double Gun Journal quality. you ever need help wiping them down, call me so I can help. Larry
They are truly beautiful. Its a good thing I don't own them, because I would have to shoot them and see if they shoot as good as they look. Not sure what the value of the guns would be, but if I could afford them, I could afford to eat the reduction in cost by firing them.
DeathGrip
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
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