Re: Le Clerq Double .410 Bicycle gun
That is a sweet looking piece DD,my first ever shotgun when a boy was a single barrel folding 410 with sidelever, Spanish make from memory, a christmas present from my dear parents, geez i loved that...
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I suspect this is your 'double' mentioned elsewhere?Does it go even 5#? What a nice companion for a CF rook rifle.I passed up a very similar 'walk in' sgl barrel gun last fall at a local G.S. because...
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DD, I used to have a Belgian .410 SXS pretty much identical to that one many years ago back in Australia, though we called that type a 'Garden Gun' for some reason, bicycle gun makes more sense I...
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I remember reading an article about le Clerq bicycle guns,apparently they were mainly carried by cycle enthusiasts to ward off packs of stray dogsin and around the French cities and towns.cheers, Jock.
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carried by cycle enthusiasts to ward off packs of stray dogs in and around the French cities and towns. There were actually 'Velo-Dog' revolvers marketed for just that reason. Velo was short for...
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Thanks P B,i may have merged two different articles into one.cheers, Jock.
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Hi Jock, Maybe Le Clerq made the shotguns for tandem velocipedes, so one of the occupants could 'ride shotgun' in case of marauding poodles & bichon frise!
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Hi Douglas, Never knew they were called bicycle guns. Some called 'em "poachers guns" as they could be carried concealed. Yours looks in nice condition! We have a single like this, was my first...
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I learned quite a bit about these gun when I went through the Paper work to bring it from SA. I brought two back. I want to bring a couple more back but time and funds ran out. Poachers gun is another...
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They were made well into the 1960s. Sandersons in Portage, WI imported hundreds of them back them.
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