This thread has been incredibly informative! I've been wondering about these guns for years and I'm very excited to know more about them. Thank you! I had no idea that 410 was so old!

This is the Iver Johnson I was talking about. I don't believe its in great shape, but I don't know much about guns as it is. Either way I don't plan on selling it.









It could definitely use some TLC


I'm from (and currently living in) PA, but ran hounds down in Georgia with the horses. Most hunts lasted about 4 hours at a dead gallop over miles of country. It was a lot of fun and I miss it. Live hunts aren't very popular in the US (these days they will drag a scent for the hounds to follow), but every once in a while you'll find a facility that will tackle live hunts. I was lucky enough to have worked for one so I was able to enjoy the chase for free. The coyotes down there are everywhere. Some days they'd come onto the farm and we'd just pop them off while exercising the horses.

Thanks for the avatar compliment I saw the image a number of years ago and have always loved it.