Burgess Shotgun
From the Montgomery Ward Catalogue of 1895:
The Burgess Repeating Shot Gun. $28.00
46569 The Burgess Single Barrel Repeating Shot Gun, walnut stock, Damascus barrels, bored for long range close shooting. This gun has the sliding pistol grip movement for loading and ejecting shell. Made of best material, has few parts and not liable to get out of order. Barrel can be separated from stock in an instant. 12 gauge, 30 or 32 inch, about 7½ pounds weight: 6 shot….. $28.00
Circulars giving full description of Burgess Gun sent free on application.
There doesn’t seem to be much information about this shotgun on the web. Here is one site providing some brief information as well as pictures. Before anyone asks, I don’t have the circular…
September 6th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
[…] Note the discount between the two grades, as well as between this and the Burgess Shotgun previously mentioned. […]