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12 glorious grouse guns
A best grouse gun should be lightweight, compact and above all, a thing of beauty.
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When you are waiting for the first covey to break, admiring this wood-and-steel masterpiece is all you need to while away the time. For most, it is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase, instantly elevated to heirloom status to be enjoyed by multiple generations and never to be sold.
1. Fabbri: Bespoke O/U sidelock
From £150,000
2. James Purdey & Sons: The Best
12-Bore s/s Sidelock ejector
From £122,000 exec VAT
3. Beretta: SO10 EELL
Bespoke O/U hand-detachable, pinless sidelock
From £88,000 inc VAT
4. Westley Richards: Best Quality
Bespoke 20-bore S/S hand detachable lock shotgun
From £64,500 exc VAT
5. William Powell: The Viscount
Bespoke S/S sidelock
From £11,995 inc VAT
6. Zoli: Pernice
Bespoke O/U round-bodied boxlock
From £4,900 inc VAT
7. AYA: Nº 2 de Luxe
Bespoke S/S hammerless sidelock
From £11,505 inc VAT
8. Holland & Holland: Royal Deluxe
12-bore S/S with 28” barrels
£188,645 exc VAT
9. Perazzi: MX12 SC3
Bespoke O/U boxlock
From £16,860 inc VAT
10. John Rigby & Co: The Rising Bite
Bespoke S/S sidelock ejector
From £79,000 exc VAT
11. Frederick Beesley: Fenice
Black Action O/U
From £16,000 inc VAT
12. Browning: B525 The Crown
Bespoke O/U boxlock
From £4,750 inc VAT
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