bigsam Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 hi all does anyone on here remember the old san marco shotguns ? or does anyone have one cos my dad whos 58 now has asked me to ask as he used to have one many many moons ago and he loved it ! i thnik it was a double hammer sbs job any replys would be much appreiciated by him :thumbs: bigsam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 A friend of mine had one about 30 years ago. It was a sbs Spanish hammer gun and I think it had damascus barrels. Although it was at the very cheap end of the market and the wood use to lighten visibly when wet, the scroll work (especially on the hammers) was rather good. I don't remember what happened to it and I can't recall ever seeing one since, or in a Gunshop. Ahhh memories. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 A friend of mine from the South Solway had a San Marco 10 bore. It was quite a modern O/U gun similar to a Lincoln but a bit lighter. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsam Posted January 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 cranfield that sounds similar to the one my dad had cheers mark sounds interesting mate thanks for the comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I had one from about 1989 until 1996. Iit was the first SBS I owned. It was made in the 1950s, had reproofed english whitworth steel barrels with a raised rib, was choked full and extra full ( ) and I shot really well with it. It was not light. It became a little loose, and one of the locks basically packed up. I regret that the cost of repair was more than the gun was worth and I p'ex'ed it in against an english BLE with bad pitting, which was in turn part ex'ed against a parker hale, and I now have a nice AYA No 4. I will always remember firing both barrels at incoming pigeon on the corner of a wood, reloading one barrel only, cocking the gun and taking the third bird out of the flock right back behind me. And my first driven pheasant shoot, and the fun I had on clays with it, the interest it attracted, etc etc. I should have said "hang the expense" and spent the £200 or so on repairing the gun. Mind you, I like my AYA a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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