Hi,
I salvaged this from a co-worker who mentioned he had an old shotgun that he was going to take the hammers off and the firing pins out and hang it over his fireplace ( sacrilege
) So, had him bring it by to see and purchased it in short order.
Not knowing much about English shotguns other than what I've been able to garner from web searches any thoughts on this gun and insight on dollar value would be appreciated.
It's a 12 gauge SxS sidelock hammer gun. The barrels are 28" long and marked " John Wilkes. 1 Lower James St. London W. " It's chambered at 2 1/2"
Looks like the Wilkes company is still in business and has made, and continues to make, some very nice and pricey guns. However, I can't find any other hammer guns.
Any help is appreciated.



I salvaged this from a co-worker who mentioned he had an old shotgun that he was going to take the hammers off and the firing pins out and hang it over his fireplace ( sacrilege

Not knowing much about English shotguns other than what I've been able to garner from web searches any thoughts on this gun and insight on dollar value would be appreciated.
It's a 12 gauge SxS sidelock hammer gun. The barrels are 28" long and marked " John Wilkes. 1 Lower James St. London W. " It's chambered at 2 1/2"
Looks like the Wilkes company is still in business and has made, and continues to make, some very nice and pricey guns. However, I can't find any other hammer guns.
Any help is appreciated.
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