Idaho45guy
05-31-2023, 04:34 AM
So, my dad passed last week and left me his gun collection, or what was left of it. In the 20+ rifles and shotguns I found, there was one that I had hoped he hadn't sold off.
It is a Browning Superposed 12ga that my dad purchased from Lolo Sporting Goods in Lewiston, ID for $500 back in the late 60's or early 70's.
He claimed that Jack O'Connor was given the shotgun for promotional purposes and eventually took it down to the local gun shop to sell it on consignment.
My dad was an associate of Jack O'Connor's and had been working on a deal in which he would fly him to Alaska in his plane for a hunt and my dad would get to write an article about it in his weekly column in the Lewiston Tribune.
Jack died before they did the trip.
So, my dad bought the shotgun. He owned it for many years, then sold it to a buddy who I think was named James Brady. He took the shotgun and proceeded to have it engraved in order to honor it's Jack O'Connor roots.
One side of the receiver was engraved with a desert scene to commemorate his bird hunting in Arizona, and the other side for his bird hunting in Idaho.
My dad bought the rifle back some time later for $1500.
He told me that he had been unsuccessful in establishing providence for the shotgun that would prove that it was owned and used by Jack O'Connor.
Still, it is a beautiful gun with an intriguing story and is one that will remain in the family for generations.
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It is a Browning Superposed 12ga that my dad purchased from Lolo Sporting Goods in Lewiston, ID for $500 back in the late 60's or early 70's.
He claimed that Jack O'Connor was given the shotgun for promotional purposes and eventually took it down to the local gun shop to sell it on consignment.
My dad was an associate of Jack O'Connor's and had been working on a deal in which he would fly him to Alaska in his plane for a hunt and my dad would get to write an article about it in his weekly column in the Lewiston Tribune.
Jack died before they did the trip.
So, my dad bought the shotgun. He owned it for many years, then sold it to a buddy who I think was named James Brady. He took the shotgun and proceeded to have it engraved in order to honor it's Jack O'Connor roots.
One side of the receiver was engraved with a desert scene to commemorate his bird hunting in Arizona, and the other side for his bird hunting in Idaho.
My dad bought the rifle back some time later for $1500.
He told me that he had been unsuccessful in establishing providence for the shotgun that would prove that it was owned and used by Jack O'Connor.
Still, it is a beautiful gun with an intriguing story and is one that will remain in the family for generations.
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