Smith-or “Elsie,” as this well-designed side-by-side was affectionately called. Only one firearms manufacturer emerged with the mechanical skills to produce an American hammerless sidelock, an elegant, sturdy shotgun that took the name of its creator, L.C. ![]() In America, names like Parker and Remington were giving the Union Jack a run for its money, but the hammerless versions were boxlocks, which became the norm. Indeed, “best guns” such as Purdey and Holland & Holland set the tone for the classic gentleman’s sidelock of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. ![]() SMITHīy all accounts, the sidelock double-barreled shotgun belongs to the British. ![]() 50 Famous Firearms You've Got to Own: Rick Hacker's Bucket List of Guns (2015) THE L.C.
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