Pittsburgh double barrel shotgun

[buickmarti]

I really should not look at online auctions.

Bid on this and won it last night. I am going it a wall hanger till I actually see it in person.

Looks like somebody redid the wood. Not sure what is going on with the forearm.

Would be cool to let kids shoot at 4-H trap.

 

[Toomuch51]

Nice find, any information on maker or vintage?

 

[buickmarti]

I pick it up tonight. Will see if there are any marks or names on it.

The ends of the barrels look thin in the photos on the auction site.

Jon

 

[Kansas Jake]

Interesting wood. It almost looks like oak in the pictures.

 

[buickmarti]

Barrel has JH Johnston and GWGW in a box.

 

[buickmarti]

34" barrels. Actual bore of barrels look good ends are just really thin. Measure .750 bore.


Is this a proof mark? On top between barrels.



Faint Name between barrels



Right trigger plate.

 

[rijerolmon]

I believe that is an ASH stock. Nice find.

 

[Mad Irish Jack]

Another interesting point of artisan caricature to the shotgun is the spelling of P I T T B U R G H. Very commonly, people NOT from the area misspell Pittsburgh, by leaving the H off the end. This lost the 'S' from the middle. Leaves a search for????? Just a mistake, laziness, trying to hurry to finish? Or is it the makers mark, so to speak. Sometimes an artists' mark or signature of their work may be created by a mistake. For example, John De Gunmaker starts to engrave when he realizes he made Jon and forgot the 'H'. So he decides to extend the straight left side of the 'n' upward to create the 'h' and adds the 'n'. But, now notices the small tail/tag to the left, half way up the left side of the 'h'. Now, he can widen the letters for uniformity, or, leave the little tag as his distinctive mark of HIS signature on all his works. Just a thought for something to think on and maybe research as to why Pittburgh has NO 'S'. Regardless, you have a very unique piece. :v