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Just wanted to post a couple shots of my latest shotgun project. I know my approach isn't everyone's but I try to find totally neglected great pre-war guns and try to have them restored to new condition.....give them a chance at a another 100 years.

This is my most recent. It's a 12 bore Pieper from Liege in Belgium. I think it's circa 1903. The barrels are 29 1/2 inch, choked full and modified. I had it out in Saskachewan in late September where it was very effective with light loads on sharptails and huns. Sorry the focus on the photos isn't perfect. I'm working on that.

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Gorgeous gun, Canvasback. Cocking indicators, sideclips, fine chopper - lump barrels of Bayard steel (and of proper length) and nice engraving. Please tell us about the bolting system, it looks intriguing. What goes on behind that rib?

In my opinion the finest shotguns were made in the era of about 1885 to about the onset of WW I, and your example does not disprove my belief. Great find and nice restoration. Was the work done in Canada?

Sharptail
 
Excellent restoration from what is visible within those images. I really like the engraving, very nice (and sober). Like the pattern on those triggers too. Is that a straight grip?

Some full length exposures of the sxs would be much appreciated :) Thx,
 
Thanks for your comments everyone. The restoration turned out even better than I had hoped for. To answer some of your questions, I only have one more photo of it right now, which I have posted. It's a pistol grip, not straight stock. I wish it was straight but my gunsmith and I both thought it was original and didn't want to change it. The work was done in Canada through SCG in Markham. Stelios there does any metal work required but he farms out the bluing, case colouring and if required the re-etching of the engraving. He and his team do fantastic work but don't ask me the cost. I must have more money than brains. My wife thinks this has become a disease. I have somewhere else some "before" shots and I still have to take some good full length shots as well as the action. Sharptail, I'll leave a more detailed description of the bolting system until I can get some more photo's done.

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One last thing....the case colouring is the classic bone charcoal method and this is the fourth gun he has done for me and it is fantastic work. Varied the mixture between doing a Winchester model 94 and a Fox A grade to try to get the right factory finish to the case colours.
 
Covey Ridge said:
canvasback said:
As Win/64 will tell you, I don't know anything about Belgium guns, but I love the pics of this one:D
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Like I've tried to tell you before... NOT ALL BELGIAN GUNS WERE JUNK. I found a stamping on my old "Guild" gun. The receiver was made by a company called Francotte I'm still working on the rest of it. Best of the season. Or a Festivus for the rest of us.
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ArnoldB - I've tried to find it in North America....no such luck. I even e-mailed the author and the best he could suggest was ordering directly from him in France. Do you have any experience ordering through the link you provided?
 
I ordered from librairie le hussard before, no problems at all. Just with postage even to the uk it can take a while.
It is in French as you probably know(just making sure)
 
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