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All the guns on this thread are beautiful and worth coveting but that blacked out Purdey is somehow more elegant than any.

Finally, my Hellis came home!

No unfortunately it sticks on with single sided tape and Velcro. So if I ever take it off there may be some residue to remove. On the good side there is nothing wrapping the barrel. I think the website is the same as the label. Go Hunt. Very handy little thing.

Thanks for the words of encouragement in the midst of my illness!

Agreed. Many of his books were more famous, and this one was published after his death, but its one of my favorites for the reasons you point out. He was working on the three part saga for a long time.

Hemingway's "Islands in the Stream" again, and Tony Hillerman, "The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries."

Classic

Yours makes me very anxious for mine to come in. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful guns

Elegant is an understatement for your shotguns. This is the kind of response I was going for when I started the thread and the kind of response which is going to lead me to buy more British shotguns!

That's gorgeous

Don't know if this will work but tried to upload photos from the seller.

Beautiful!!

Just started what may be a new fascination for me: vintage British double shotguns. Have incoming a 1913 Charles Hellis and Sons 12 gauge box lock with engraved side plates. Have read a little about this gunmaker who had a London shop and apparently outsourced his barrels at least from...

Ask them to hold it for you! I did the same with a rifle I wanted 1.5 hours away at a Cabelas. Its in my safe now.