best boss in the world!

[limit time]

long story short, my boss gave me two shotguns He hunted with 30years ago in Alberta.
Here are some pics.

First is a single, J.Stevens arms company, patented aug 12 1913. ( the barrel was cut down on this one, said it was really long)

Second is a sxs,J.Stevens arms & tools co, mod 235.

Can you nutz help with some info as to these??

thanks.

 

[vader_z]

Best boss indeed! You are lucky. All my boss gives me is a pain in my a$$.

"cut down"? What was it like before? 6 feet long?

 

[limit time]

Best boss indeed! You are lucky. All my boss gives me is a pain in my a$$.

"cut down"? What was it like before? 6 feet long?

Not sure how much was cut,may be long range goose hunting?

 

[vader_z]

Was the barrel originally designed to club the goose on the head as he flew by? LOL!

Seroiusly though, awesome that you got it as a gift.

Congrats!

 

[390dakota]

Sweet deal great boss. If only more were like that.

 

[marshall]

I had a real nice 235 for years , great gun ,for light lead loads.
Check the chamber length in before you shoot it, could be 2 1/2 "
the single I have seen with a 36" barrel, gets you closer to the geese I guess.
You could find a fore wood possibly at westen gun parts in Edmonton.
Or Kerry Higgins a saskatoon gunshoppe has a lot of used parts like this.
Marshall

 

[BCRider]

That SxS would be lovely for cowboy action work if shortened up a little. Some of the folks shooting the event more for fun than to win love the old style exposed hammer style guns.

Either way from the looks of things you've got some fun and rewarding times ahead doing the whole restoration thing.

 

[Crazy.kayaker]

Can I hate you? Cause if I can I do...If I can't I still do...take pictures well your doing the restoration and when your done and show us them. Looks to be like you will have some nice guns when your done restoring them. I'm mostly jealous of the SxS... I love SxS's with hammers.