Hello all.

I've been lurking around following this forum for a while now. There are some great threads going on and a great deal of invaluable expertise amongst all of the members.

The reason I started to read through the forum is that I have a great respect for firearms and have had the pleasure of shooting many magnificent pieces over the course of my life, mainly my child hood.

I lost this interest for a while growing up and not always having time to put into it, but I'm trying to get back into it now and make time for some firearm fun.

So let me cut to the chase. As a kid growing up my father owned a gun shop. He taught me the respect and admiration for fine crafted arms. I, now at the age of 40, vividly remember him bringing home pieces from the shop and the two of us taking them out for a couple of shots. Many of which I have seen you guys post in this forum.

Little did I know that half of them he locked away in a safe to add to his private collection.

As a teenager he bought me a .410 single barrel shotgun which I used for a number of years. When I reached the age of about 16 he gave me a SxS 12ga shotgun. A FAMARS. I only now understand that these are not average firearms.

Dad has recently passed away and rather than it being locked away in his safe, I need to care for it.

The problem I have with this I really don't know what it is other than the name FAMARS on it. I have approached FAMARS directly but haven't had a response yet. So I'll stop rambling now.. Here's the pictures. If any of you have any idea of exactly what it is or further history it would be much appreciated.

Regards
Duncan