Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Shotgun

Lot description

British William Moore & Co. Percussion Shotgun, double barrel side by side, 31.5" barrels with bead front sight, wood ramrod, the center rib marked "Fine London Twist", and "101" near the hammers, double triggers, THE checkered hardwood stock stamped at left side "Miller Bros.101 Ranch", metal and wood with scratches and rubs, action of both hammers and triggers good, bores with surface rust    *Note: The Miller 101 Ranch, originally 110,000 acres, was founded in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma in 1893.  In the early 1900's, the Miller Brothers operated a Wild West Show with then neighbor Pawnee Bill and later, briefly, with Buffalo Bill Cody. Eventually the show failed.  Today, the remaining 101 ranch tract is a National Historic Landmark.