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#4828 H. Sears marked percussion double barreled shotgun, 10-guage
Guns International #: 100774149 Seller's Inventory #: #4828
Category: Antique Shotguns - Percussion - Shotguns - Belgium
Seller's Information
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Seller: Tom Burness
Member Since: 3/3/07
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Burness
State: California
Zip: 95604-9151
Country: United States
Phone: (530) 889-9454
Number of Active Listings: 29
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers cheque, money orders, Layaway
Description:
#4828 H. Sears marked percussion double barreled shotgun, 10guage. This is a cheap Belgian import hardware store shotgun and these are TRULY what should be recognized as the real “The Gun That Won The West”!! These were the most commonly owned weapon that vitually every homesteader, freight hauler, rancher, stage driver, saloon owner, cowboy, lawman, outlaw, teamster, store owner, brothel, livery stable, and teenager had. It was able to be loaded with buckshot, birdshot, gravel, glass, or whatever was available in a pinch, and could be used to ward off Indians, bears, robbers, and mountain lions, as well as getting birds or small animals for the evening stew-pot. It was truly the universal weapon and that is why there were hundreds of thousands made between the 1840s and clear up in to the late 1890s for use where cartridges were still not yet available. This particular old shoulder thumper has really been “around the block” a few times and has numerous cracks, splits, and repairs, but surprisingly, it still operates well and is pretty tight (…not that it should be in any stretch of ones imagination to be considered as a shooter) and it sure would make a dandy fireplace decoration! (Meaning, of course, to be hanging OVER the fireplace, not IN the fireplace and being used as kindling!!) This was found in an old abandoned barn up here in Northern California in the oldest original surviving “Gold Town” (Auburn) from the California 1849er Gold Rush. It is almost certain to have been carried here by a gold seeker in the mid-1800s and was simply forgotten. Fair to Good. $245
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes