Perusing the Gun Library

Stands to reason that the "World's Foremost Outfitter" would offer some of the world's foremost gunrooms.
Cabela's features Gun Libraries in 17 of its 23 stores, with more coming soon.

Kansas City, Kansas, boasts a Gun Library much like the others-showplaces full of
antique, collectible and fine sporting guns. Wonderful pieces all.Such as this Abbiatico & Salvinelli .410 (right), with 26-inch barrels, a weight of 5 pounds 7 ounces, and engraving by Angelo Galeazzi.

Let's peruse...

This Stephen Grant sidelever 12-bore (upper left) was made in 1896. It has 30-inch barrels and weighs 71/4 pounds.

This J&L Wilkins & Co. .700 Holland & Holland Nitro Express (left) has 255/8" barrels. The rifle weighs 17 pounds 6 ounces and features full-
coverage scroll engraving with an elephant on the floorplate.

These Merkel 203E 28-gauge and .410 sidelocks (right) have consecutive serial numbers. Weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces and 6 pounds 10 ounces, the guns have 255/8" barrels choked Full & Full.

Clockwise from top: a Winchester Model 42 Skeet Grade, a 20-gauge A.H. Fox DE Grade from Connecticut Shotgun Mfg. Co., and a Beretta 687 EELL 12-bore.

This Parker CHE 12-gauge (above) is built on a No. 2 frame and has 30-inch barrels.

For more information, contact B.C. Kinsey, Cabela's Kansas City Gun Library,
913-328-3168; kcgl@cabelas.com; www.cabelas.com.