Harrison shotty`

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Hi. I hope someone can help identify this piece
I will post pictures shortly.

I think it is a boxlock double barrel shotgun.
It is made by E Harrison and Company.
On the Barrel seperator is marked "The Desideratum 226" Strand London and on the underside it is stamped on each barrel 22653
The serial number on the receiver is 20234
The removable forestock has one number stamped into the metal, 305906
The receiver is very solid and heavy with engraving covering the entire thing. It operates perfectly but one of the barrels has a small dent in it and the stock is buttstock is broken in half, unfortunately.

Please help id this piece

OK, so I added some pictures.
The barrels are 30 inches each

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https://image.ibb.co/kvfEem/20171220_164241.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/cUSGs6/20171220_164254.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/eMdZem/20171220_164407.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/n8E7zm/20171220_164449.jpg
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hollowjacket said:
Hi. I hope someone can help identify this piece
I will post pictures shortly.

I think it is a boxlock double barrel shotgun.
It is made by E Harrison and Company.
On the Barrel seperator is marked "The Desideratum 226" Strand London and on the underside it is stamped on each barrel 22653
The serial number on the receiver is 20234
The removable forestock has one number stamped into the metal, 305906
The receiver is very solid and heavy with engraving covering the entire thing. It operates perfectly but one of the barrels has a small dent in it and the stock is buttstock is broken in half, unfortunately.

Please help id this piece

Chris
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Chris when you post the pics, please be sure to include pics that show ALL writing and proof marks. On the top rib, on the side or bottom of the receiver. On the action flats, the barrel flats and anything that may be ahead of the barrel flats on the underside as well as anything on the barrels themselves.

This gun was made by either a forerunner of the famous Cogswell and Harrison gunmaking form, or by Cogswell and Harrison and branded as a Harrison gun. It was specifically a waterfowling gun, a bit unusual in that most English guns were made as game guns. ie lighter weight for upland game and lighter loads.

please include barrel length.
 
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There a people who do amazing things to fix broken stocks, if you have all the pieces it can probably be repaired far cheaper than a new stock, assuming the gun has some real value or strong sentimental value.
 
Whew, broke the tang as well as the stock. Maybe suitable for a butt graft but only a stocker could tell you for sure. It's had a screw added across the head of the stock to hold it together...likely meaning there are cracks in there. Barrels look pretty rough...appears to be pitting on the outside.

Cogswell and Harrison were at 226 The Strand between 1882 and 1928. E Harrison & Co. was a name they put on their lower priced guns. At the moment it doesn't seem worth putting in any more effort to narrow down the date of production. Cogswell and Harrison is one of the best known English shotgun makers. They made a lot of mid range guns and are very well regarded. Like just about every English maker back then, they could and did make guns of all different quality levels, from a basic, plain gameskeepers gun to best match pairs. In fact, a couple years ago a member here scored a great deal on a matched pair of close to best Coggies that had some small issues with the stocks but were worth putting right.

Assuming it's a 12 gauge. Between the broken tang, the apparent condition of the barrels and the likely cost of getting the stock in working condition, you would be pouring a fair bit of money into the gun that would never come back to you. The market is quite soft for lower and mid range English SxS this one needs lots of work. The only thing in it's favour is that it's a waterfowl gun. But that's not enough to make up for the problems. IMHO.

Wish I had better news.

BTW, with SxS shotguns, this is what is called "engraving covering the entire thing":


Your Harrison has less than 50% coverage.
 
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