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Pretty guns ideal for wall display which do not require a certificate.
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Field
Double Flint Lock"
30"
12g 		Field Double Flint Lock 30"
12g 		Damascus barrels, 14 1/2" stock with original butt plate, great antique - £1,250
J Priest
Muzzle loader"
30"
12g 		J Priest Muzzle loader 30"
12g 		Damascus barrels, with a grip safety. 14" stock with original butt plate - £995
D Thomas
Fowling"
10g 		D Thomas Fowling 10g Hammer A very rare piece with a pistol grip safety, damascus barrels, 14 1/2" stock, very nice - £950
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Miroku
MK38 Gd3"
30"
12g
M/C teague 		Miroku MK38 Gd3 30"
12g
M/C teague 		O/U
Sporter 		15" adjustable stock with stunning wood - £1,495
Browning
B525"
30"
12g
M/C +2 teague 		Browning B525 30"
12g
M/C +2 teague 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" stock, 1 year old, cased - £1,299
Browning
B425"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B425 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		14 1/2" stock, cased - £999
John Mc Nab
Lowlander"
28"
28g
1/4 & 1/2 		John Mc Nab Lowlander 28"
28g
1/4 & 1/2 		O/U 2 3/4" chambers, 13" stock with game scene engraving. perfect for any youngster starting out - £399
SIlma
30"
12g
M/C 		SIlma 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		3" chambers, 14 3/4" stock with game scene engraving - £399
Baikal
28"
12g 		Baikal 28"
12g 		Side By Side 14 3/4" stock - £99
Beretta Game Guns
New & Second Hand
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Beretta
687 EELL"
30"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Beretta 687 EELL 30"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		O/U
Game 		14 1/2" pretty stock, cased *Demo Gun* - £6,450 £4,995
Beretta
690"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 690 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		3" chambers, 14 3/4" stock, as new - £1,699
Beretta
Silver Pigeon III"
30"
12g
1/2 & F 		Beretta Silver Pigeon III 30"
12g
1/2 & F 		O/U
Game 		14 3/4" stock, game scene engraved, little used, cased - £1,599
Beretta
686"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 686 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		14 1/2" stock - £1,550
Beretta
686"
28"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 686 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		15" stock - £1,295
Beretta
686 SIlver Pigeon 1"
28"
20g
M/C 		Beretta 686 SIlver Pigeon 1 28"
20g
M/C 		O/U 3" chambers, 14 3/4" stock,, this gun is 3 months old and has shot 250 from new - £1,295
Beretta
687 SIlver Pigeon"
28"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 687 SIlver Pigeon 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		14 3/4" stock, game scene engraved, cased - £1,100
Beretta
686 Special"
28"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Beretta 686 Special 28"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		O/U
Game 		14 3/4" dark stock - £899
Beretta Sporters
New & Second Hand
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Beretta
692"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 692 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		- £2,750
Beretta
690 Black"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 690 Black 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" stock, cased, as new - £1,899
Beretta
686 E"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 686 E 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		143/4" dark wood stock, cased - £1,399
Beretta
686 E"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 686 E 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		15" stock - £1,395
Beretta
Silver Pigeon"
28"
12g
M/C 		Beretta Silver Pigeon 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" stock with dark wood - £1,299
Beretta
686 SIlver Pigeon 1"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 686 SIlver Pigeon 1 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U - £1,199
Miroku
MK 70"
30"
12g
M/C 		Miroku MK 70 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U 15" stock, game scene engraved - £1,150
Beretta
686 Onyx"
30"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 686 Onyx 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		15 1/4" stock, let handed, as new, cased - £1,100
Beretta
687 Silver Pigeon"
28"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		- £1,100
Beretta
686 E Evo"
28"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 686 E Evo 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		- £
Starter Guns
Perfect for those on a budget.
FREE shoot with every gun purchased
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Franchi
28"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Franchi 28"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		O/U game scene engraved - £599
Lincoln
Premier Gold"
28"
20g
1/4 & F 		Lincoln Premier Gold 28"
20g
1/4 & F 		O/U 143/4" stock little used - £599
Marocchi
First"
28"
12g
M/C 		Marocchi First 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U Game scene engraved. Special Price - £599
Classic Double
30"
12g
M/C 		Classic Double 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		- £595
AYA
De Lux"
28"
12g
M/C 		AYA De Lux 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		- £499
Classic
28"
12g
M/C 		Classic 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		- £499
Classic Double
28"
12g
M/C 		Classic Double 28"
12g
M/C 		Over & Under Nice - £499
Miroku
28"
12g 		Miroku 28"
12g 		O/U - £499
Nikko
5000 II"
30"
12g
1/2 & F 		Nikko 5000 II 30"
12g
1/2 & F 		O/U
Sporter 		14" stock, excellent condition - £495
Zoli
28"
12g 		Zoli 28"
12g 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" stock - £495
Fias
28"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Fias 28"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Over & Under
Sporter 		- £299
Rizzini
27.5"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Rizzini 27.5"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		O/U Side plate action, 14 1/2" stock - £299
Valmet
412"
28"
12g 		Valmet 412 28"
12g 		O/U - £299
Baikal
12g 		Baikal 12g Single Barrel Silenced - £199
Hand Made Brownings
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Browning
B125"
28"
12g
M/C 		Browning B125 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		- £1,299
Browning
A1"
30"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		Browning A1 30"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		O/U
Game 		14 1/2" stock, game rib - £950
Over & Under Sporters
New & Second Hand.
If you`re thinking of buying a new Browning, Miroku or Beretta then come & see us!
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Fausti
XF4"
30"
12g
M/C 		Fausti XF4 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Black, 15" adjustable stock, with pretty wood, cased, New - £3,870
Browning
B725 II"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B725 II 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		- £2,050
Miroku
MK 38"
32"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		Miroku MK 38 32"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		O/U - £899
Miroku
6000"
30"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		Miroku 6000 30"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		O/U
Sporter 		14 1/2" pretty stock - £799
Lincoln
Jubilee"
20"
12g
M/C 		Lincoln Jubilee 20"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		- £750
Bettinsoli
D/Lux"
30"
12g
M/C 		Bettinsoli D/Lux 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U side plate, full scroll engraving surrounding portrait game birds, cased - £
Bettinsoli
Diamond X"
30"
12g
M/C 		Bettinsoli Diamond X 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" stock full engraved with game birds - £
Browning
B5.25 S1 Laminate"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B5.25 S1 Laminate 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" Adj. laminate left handed stock - £
Browning
B525"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B525 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Cased, - £
Browning
B525"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B525 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Cased - £
Browning
B525"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B525 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Left handed 14 3/4" stock, cased - £
Browning
B725 Pro Master"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B725 Pro Master 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" adj. stock - £
Browning
B725 Pro Sport"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B725 Pro Sport 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Adj stock - £
Browning
Ultra XS"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning Ultra XS 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		14 3/4" adj stock, cased - £
Fausti
XF4"
30"
12g
M/C 		Fausti XF4 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		15" adjustable stock with pretty wood. New - £
Miroku
9000"
30"
12g
M/C 		Miroku 9000 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Game scene engraved, 14 1/2" grade 3 stock - £
Miroku
MK38"
30"
12g
M/C 		Miroku MK38 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Grade 5 stunning wood - £
Miroku
MK38 Grade 5"
30"
12g
M/C 		Miroku MK38 Grade 5 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Pretty wood - £
Over & Under Game Guns
New & Second Hand.
If you`re thinking of buying a new Beretta Browning or Miroku then come & see us!
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Browning
B725 Grade 5"
28"
12g
M/C 		Browning B725 Grade 5 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		14 3/4" straight dark grain wood - £4,799 £4,285
Miroku
MK60"
32"
12g
M/C 		Miroku MK60 32"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		15" grade 5 very pretty stock, teague chokes - £2,250
Browning
B725"
28"
12g
M/C 		Browning B725 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Hunter 		15 1/4" stock, very pretty wood, cased - £1,495
Browning
B525"
28"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		Browning B525 28"
12g
1/4 & 3/4 		O/U
Game 		3" chambers, As New. Cased - £1,299
Browning
B525"
12"
28g
M/C 		Browning B525 12"
28g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		15" stock, very pretty wood, game scene engraved - £
Browning
B525 Liberty Light"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B525 Liberty Light 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U 14 7/8" very pretty wood cased - £
Browning
B525 Premium II"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B525 Premium II 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Hunter 		14 3/4" stock with semi pistol grip, game scene engraved, cased - £
Browning
Heritage"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning Heritage 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		Game scene engraved, 14 3/4" stock, stunning exhibition grade wood - £
Miroku
MK60 English Field"
30"
12g
1/2 & 3/4 		Miroku MK60 English Field 30"
12g
1/2 & 3/4 		O/U
Field 		Solid Rib, 15" beautifully figured stock with full acanthus scroll engraving - £
Fausti
Beautiful Gun at fantastic prices
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Fausti
Class LX"
28"
12g
M/C 		Fausti Class LX 28"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Game 		14 3/4" semi pistol grip stock with very pretty wood, game scene engraved with silver action - £
Fausti
XF4"
30"
12g
M/C 		Fausti XF4 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		15" adjustable stock, special promotional price - £
Trap Guns
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Browning
B725 Pro Trap"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning B725 Pro Trap 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Trap 		14 3/4" dark figured wood, adjustable high rib, - £1,995
Browning
Pro Trap"
30"
12g
M/C 		Browning Pro Trap 30"
12g
M/C 		O/U
Trap 		High rib, 15" adjustable stock with exhibition grade wood, cased with all the accessories - £1,995
Beretta
682 Gold E Trap"
32"
12g
M/C 		Beretta 682 Gold E Trap 32"
12g
M/C 		O/U 14 3/4" adj. stock, very pretty wood in its case - £1,795
AYA
The UK`s biggest supplier or pre owned AYA`s.
Hand made guns at very affordable prices!
Free 1 years mechanical warranty
Free shoot with your new gun
Free advice on gun fitting
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AYA
No.2"
28"
20g
1/4 & 1/2 		AYA No.2 28"
20g
1/4 & 1/2 		Side By Side 14 1/2" stock, retains 90% colour - £1,995
AYA
25"
25"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		AYA 25 25"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Side By Side 14 3/4" stock, excellent condition - £1,495
AYA
25"
25"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		AYA 25 25"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Side By Side 95% colour - £1,295
AYA
25"
25"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		AYA 25 25"
12g
1/4 & 1/2 		Side By Side 14 5/8" stock, antique silver finish - £995
AYA
Matador"
28"
20g
1/4 & F 		AYA Matador 28"
20g
1/4 & F 		Side By Side With raised file cut rib, single trigger, pistol grip stock with beaver tail forend. Rare Gun Image of item 4267

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AYA
No.4"
27"
20g
1/4 & 3/4 		AYA No.4 27"
20g
1/4 & 3/4 		Side By Side 99% colour little used - £599
English Guns
Beautiful guns perfect for the shooting season
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Charles Andrew
B/L/E"
30"
12g 		Charles Andrew B/L/E 30"
12g 		Side By Side 2/12" chambers, 143/4" very pretty stock with ebonite butt plate, best scroll engraving - £1,950
Single Trigger Side By Sides
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Akkar
Double Crown"
28"
20g
M/C 		Akkar Double Crown 28"
20g
M/C 		Side By Side Single trigger, 14 1/2" very pretty stock - £950 £799
Hammer Guns
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H Clarke & Son
Hammer Gun"
30"
12g 		H Clarke & Son Hammer Gun 30"
12g 		Side-by-side Damascus barrels, 14 1/4" stock with original butt plate Image of item 2003

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Hardy
Hammer Gun"
30"
12g 		Hardy Hammer Gun 30"
12g 		Side By Side Nitro proof, under lever. Basic hammer gun - £350
Masu Wigmore St.
Hammer Gun"
30"
12g 		Masu Wigmore St. Hammer Gun 30"
12g 		Side By Side Damascus barrels, black powder with a daws pat. forend, all original - £
Webley & Scott
Hammer Gun"
30"
12g 		Webley & Scott Hammer Gun 30"
12g 		Side By Side Damascus barrels, black powder, bar action locks, top lever with game scene engraving, well figures stock with original butt plate. - £
Other Side By Sides
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BSA
Best Quality "
28"
12g
Imp & F 		BSA Best Quality 28"
12g
Imp & F 		Side By Side 2 1/2"chambers, fully engraved with game scene, pistol grip stock, very little used - £795
Small Bores
Perfect Starter Guns For Youngsters. New & Second Hand
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Rizzini
Round Bodied EL"
28"
28g
M/C 3" 		Rizzini Round Bodied EL 28"
28g
M/C 3" 		O/U 15" beautiful dark figured stock Image of item 2842

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Browning
B725 Premium"
28"
20g
M/C 		Browning B725 Premium 28"
20g
M/C 		O/U - £2,199
Browning
B525"
28"
20g
M/C 		Browning B525 28"
20g
M/C 		O/U - £1,595
Browning
Cynergy"
30"
20g
M/C 		Browning Cynergy 30"
20g
M/C 		O/U
Sporter 		Adj stock, cased - £1,495
Beretta
28"
20g
M/C 		Beretta 28"
20g
M/C 		O/U - £1,375
Bettinsoli
X- Trail Evo"
28"
410g
M/C 		Bettinsoli X- Trail Evo 28"
410g
M/C 		Over & Under - £899 £850
Bettinsoli
Universal"
28"
20g
M/C 		Bettinsoli Universal 28"
20g
M/C 		O/U 3" steel, 14 1/2" stock, New Cased - £899 £799
Sabatti
Sabatti"
28"
20g
M/C 		Sabatti Sabatti 28"
20g
M/C 		O/U 14 1/4" stock, very little used - £599
Khan
28"
410g
M/C 		Khan 28"
410g
M/C 		O/U - £499
Beretta
686 Silver Pigeon"
30"
20g
M/C 		Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 30"
20g
M/C 		O/U 15" stock, only shot 200 cartridges from new - £
Mossberg
Hushpower"
28"
410g 		Mossberg Hushpower 28"
410g 		Pump 13" synthetic stock - £
Mossberg
Hushpower"
28"
410g 		Mossberg Hushpower 28"
410g 		Pump 3" chamber, 13" wooden stock - £
Mossberg
Hushpower"
29"
410g 		Mossberg Hushpower 29"
410g 		Pump 14 1/4" wood stock - £
Semi Auto's
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Browning
Maxus A5"
28"
12g
M/C 		Browning Maxus A5 28"
12g
M/C 		Semi Auto Camo stock - £1,095
Browning
2000"
26"
12g 		Browning 2000 26"
12g 		Semi-Auto 14 1/2" stock with original butt plate. This gun is in as new condition - £599
Escort
Muddy Girl Pink"
26"
20g
M/C 		Escort Muddy Girl Pink 26"
20g
M/C 		Semi Auto 13" pink stock to match forend, fun gun for a girl - £399
Rifles
CLEARANCE SALE NOW ON! DISCOUNTS ON MANY OF OUR RIFLES!
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CZ
550 Lux (NEW)"
23.6"
.243g 		CZ 550 Lux (NEW) 23.6"
.243g 		Bolt Action This beautiful rifle is built to CZ`s highest standard, featuring a walnut stock and open sights (grooved to be able to mount a scope). - £750
CZ
455 American Synthetic (NEW)"
16"
.17HMR g 		CZ 455 American Synthetic (NEW) 16"
.17HMR g 		Bolt Action The perfect gun for those looking for a hardy vermin control rifle. CZ represents exceptional value for money as the guns are accurate and reliable. The price for this gun includes a SAK rimfire sound moderator. - £455
Cogswell & Harrison
Certus"
20"
.22 		Cogswell & Harrison Certus 20"
.22 		Bolt Action The Certus is an attractive clone of the CZ455 rifle - indeed it is made in the Czech Republic. It comes with all the accuracy and reliability associated with CZ; an attractive lightweight sporting rifle. Screw-cut ready for a moderator. - £450
CZ
601 ZKK (S/H)"
24"
.243g 		CZ 601 ZKK (S/H) 24"
.243g 		Bolt Action CZ reliability in a cost-effective secondhand package for this calibre, supplied complete with mounts and a Tasco 6-24x40 scope. - £399
CZ
511 (NEW)"
22"
.22g 		CZ 511 (NEW) 22"
.22g 		Semi-Auto A classic Semi Auto design, with walnut stock. Threaded barrel for sound moderator if required. - £269
Remington
597 Stainless (S/H)"
20"
.22g 		Remington 597 Stainless (S/H) 20"
.22g 		Semi-Auto Stainless barrel and wood stock; threaded for moderator if required (sold separately). - £260
Midland
Midland"
24"
.243g 		Midland Midland 24"
.243g 		Bolt Action A classic British bolt-action rifle at a great price, complete with BSA Contender 8-32x50 scope with sunshade. - £250
Remington
597 (NEW)"
20"
.22g 		Remington 597 (NEW) 20"
.22g 		Semi-Auto Synthetic stock with black barrel. A fun and accurate semi-auto. - £340 £200
Anschutz
Model 1441/42 (S/H)"
21"
.22g 		Anschutz Model 1441/42 (S/H) 21"
.22g 		Bolt Action Anschutz rifles are known for their great barrels. This rifle would make a great vermin control gun, and is supplied with a 4x32 scope. - £199
BRNO
Model 2 (S/H)"
24"
.22g 		BRNO Model 2 (S/H) 24"
.22g 		Bolt Action Often sought after as a reliable budget rifle, this is the classic BRNO .22 bolt action. - £99
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