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Wilkes-Barre Gun Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA. U.S.A.; A Grade, 12 gauge
Guns International #: 102887466 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Shotguns - American Double Antique - Shotguns - American Double
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Seller: Loving Doubles
Company: Loving Doubles
Member Since: 9/6/09
First Name: Ben
State: California
Country: United States
Phone: (310) 546-6484
Number of Active Listings: 25
Total Number of Listings: 163
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: , MO, Bank Cks
Description:
Wilkes-Barre gun Co.
This Wilkes-Barre A grade is in very nice original condition. The serial number is 1128 and made about 1894. It is a twelve-gauge with 30-inch fine twist barrels which retain most of the twist pattern drifting brown. bores are bright but have some light pittimg. The engraved action retains about 30% case colors on the sides and there is no rust. Wood is very good with 95% original varnish, and sharp checkering - but has numerous scratches. The original HRBP is near perfect. This is your chance to get a decent example of a very hard to find American doublegun for your collectioon at a very reasonable price.
Among the lesser known American doubleguns the Wilkes-Barre stands out for its quality of design and workmanship. It was formed in1889 when a group of local businessmen and a German born gunmaker named Charls Roth in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania acquired the bankrupt Parry Firearms Co. of Ithaca, NY. For the sum of $50.000. All patents, machinery, materials, and guns were moved to Wilkes-Barre.
The company was formed with a capital of $75, 000 and 30 employes. Parry hammer-guns in-work were finished and marketed under the Wilkes-Barre name and production of a hammerless gun made on Joseph Tonks patents #333,795 Jan. 5, 1886, and #514,574 Feb. 13, 1894. On the order of 2000 guns were made in 3 years of production. The assets of the company were sold at in October 1895 to the Ithaca Gun Company. The design, material, and workmanship of this gun is on par with Fox or LC Smith.
The catalog lists four grades:
-- Grade A, $60 list, with twist barrels, lightly engraved,10- 12- and 16 gauge
-- Grade B, $80 list, with fine Damascus barrels, well engraved, 10-, 12- and 16-gauge
-- Grade C, $100 list; with very fine Damacus barrels; very nicely engraved, full or half-pistol grip; 10, 12 and 16-gauge
-- Grade D; $125 list; with extra fine Damascus barrels; lavishly engraved,10-, 12- and 16-gauge.
Price: $550.00
Antique: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge
Manufacturer: Wilkes-Barre Guun Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA, U.S.A.
Model: A Grade
Serial Number: 1128
Barrel Length: 30
Chambers: 2 3/4'
Ejectors: No
Condition: Very good
Metal Condition: Very Good
Wood Condition: Very good
Bore Condition: Good
Barrels: Fine Twist
Barrel Type: Double
Action: Boxlock
Triggers: double
Stock: Walnut
Stock Comb: 1 3/4
Stock Heel: 3
Stock Cast: neutral
Fore End: Splinter
Butt Pad: Original Horn
LOP: 14
Weight: ca. 61/2 lbs
Sights: Scope & iron
Manufacture Date: 189
Choke Left: Imp Mod
Choke Right: Imp. Mod.
Engraving: Lightly Engraved
Item Location: CA
Proof:Nitro: yes