A few years back,my recently deceased grandfather gave me an old muzzleloader shotgun he had bought off a deceased estate back in the late 40s ( nearest I can tell ). She was pretty rough,so I took her to Allan Vaisham of Green River Rifle Works in Adelaide,SA, to refurbish and give me the ok on. Once I had the thumbs up I took her out hunting,but not too often,till recently when grandpa died,and I decided he would want her to be used. So the last 3 or 4 weeks she's been accompanying me virtually ever where,especially to work,and has taken quite a few pigeons,rabbits,a crow,and the odd starling. I've yet to shoot a fox with her,but I have tried,and it will happen soon enough. Tonight I managed 2 rabbits after work,and a starling,and if I'd loaded BOTH barrels instead of one,I'd have had 3 rabbits. Ah well,that's fine by me. She's still feeding grandpa's family,albeit another generation.
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Fun with old Gerty
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She is a beauty!
Glad she is doing what she was built to do.
Glad she is doing what she was built to do.
Old Hawkeye
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Beautiful shotgun! It has back action locks to boot, really cool.
Wow, that's an interesting gun and heir loom.
You shoot it well but I wonder, who was a better shot, you or grandpa?
Your grin says it all friend
You shoot it well but I wonder, who was a better shot, you or grandpa?
Your grin says it all friend
Brokennock
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Very cool.
Is the trigger guard horn or wood?
Is the trigger guard horn or wood?
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A wood or horn trigger guard!!! Fascinating. It appears to be contemporaneous to the gun.
Brokennock
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Horn trigger guards were common on certain guns from certain places. They were still commonly seen well into the cartridge era on guns like drillings.
The trigger guard and butt plate are all horn,hence the " recoil pad ",not so much to protect me from recoil but to add length of pull and protect the horn butt plate.
Britsmoothy,before I was given her,it was around 50 years since grandpa fired her,so I'm not sure how well he shot her,but well enough to put food on the table. Here's a photo of him firing her after refurbishment.
Britsmoothy,before I was given her,it was around 50 years since grandpa fired her,so I'm not sure how well he shot her,but well enough to put food on the table. Here's a photo of him firing her after refurbishment.
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Good on you Bigpete
What a great piece of family history. Glad you got her back in the swing of things!
Unfortunately he could only handle one shot from her,in that photo I believe he was around 85 and going down hill fastGood on you Bigpete
Its a 12g,bordering on 13g
Bigpete...great shooting and what a beautiful shotgun! 
I thought it interesting that it has a cheekpiece. I'm not all that knowledgeable on shotguns, much less of the vintage you have, but isn't it unusual for a double barrel shotgun to have a cheekpiece?
I thought it interesting that it has a cheekpiece. I'm not all that knowledgeable on shotguns, much less of the vintage you have, but isn't it unusual for a double barrel shotgun to have a cheekpiece?
Bigpete...great shooting and what a beautiful shotgun!
I thought it interesting that it has a cheekpiece. I'm not all that knowledgeable on shotguns, much less of the vintage you have, but isn't it unusual for a double barrel shotgun to have a cheekpiece?
I dont think its too unusual for german guns to have but I don't really know
Great pic of a great old gun! Love the wood trigger guard. I have an old aft action lock I got at a swap meat years ago that's just begging for a restoration piece. If I could find the right barrel, I might take a stab at a period (circa) restoration.
Its made of horn
Brokennock
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Ain't it great how people read the whole thread before chiming in? Lol....
Even nicer!
hanshi
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Wow! That is a magnificent old gun and I know it means a lot to you above and beyond its utility. Go ahead and cook up the crows & starlings. I seem to recall reading something about 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie. Sound familiar at all?
