Thread: English & Spanish side by sides

[QUOTE=el borracho;265916]love to see it in all it glory for sure ! I purchased a nice looking Japanese boxlock yesterday also that will arrive this week ..since we are few on this thread may aswell pop up a few of our guns also even if they are not English or Spanish but look as tho they are . This is a Kawaguchia Firearms Co. Tokyo. SxS 12G English type for grip nice and fine --I paid $450 for this on trademe yesterday ..a bargain
Kawaguchia fireams co. or KFC.as it is often abbreviated is an old japanese firearms company.i think they are now part of the miruko group.for many years they were contracted to make the winchester 101, to give some idea of the esteem in which they were held.they mainly made for the japanese domestic market,but in recent years we have seen a number of KFC. guns come into the country,most common is the semi auto which is a copy of the browning A5. most of these guns have been brought via Gun City,who in recent years have established commercial contacts with japanese traders. forum members may be interested in a little background detail.in japan gun licences are restricted, read expensive. you are only allowed one shotgun. a few years ago restrictions were tightened to reduce the number of licence holders. now if you are well heeled and can only buy one gun, what are you going to buy? a brand new, expensive one. so the second hand market for guns in japan is pretty depressed.dave tipple is an astute business man.he saw the opportunity and has brought several container loads of guns back to nz.there have been a number of high class guns not normally seen in nz arrive this way, Boss,Purdey, Holland and Holland,Westley Richards, Churchills, etc,there has also been a number of good old shooters, a large number have been side by sides, they are all there, the good the bad and the ugly.there has never been in nz such a selection of used firearms. in terms of sxs. most know the familiar brands, the SKB royale,the Miroku sbs, as being good reliable guns, but there are some wonderful obscure japanese domestic brands. if you wait for the bi annual sale many of these guns are half price, and for those that can distinguish a good well made gun,you can get a wonderful sxs. but you have to be aware of pitfalls,loose ribs cracked repaired stocks and so on.the japanese made some quality shotguns and are great value for money.

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