Replacement pricing on the current French-Turkish Snake Charmers in our area is upwards of $300 apiece, if a person can even find one. This particular Snake Charmer’s late owner was one of the first gun dealers in St. Weight empty is only 46 ounces, little more than a Government. As far as specs, action is single shot breech lever type shotgun 3 inch chamber, half cock hammer and hammer block dial receiver safety overall length 28 1/2 inches with extra ammunition compartment in the synthetic buttstock. We rate it as Very Good, 80 to 85 percent range on finish grade, but photos ought to suffice so that our shoppers can judge finish grade for themselves. Surface detractions are only moderate, with some dark toning to the metal and light scouring to the buttstock. Note the distinctive manual rotating safety device on the right side of the receiver that is what made it a II instead of a plain old Snake Charmer. This is a stainless 18 1/16 inch barrel with hard chrome receiver. The currently made Snake Charmers, in chronic short supply, are made in Turkey by a French Company, of all people. Serial number is very low, 9900 range, so this specimen was manufactured in 1980 or 1981. by Kebco LLC in Hanover, PA.Description: From a Louisiana Estate comes this early production specimen of the first series of Snake Charmer II Shotguns, made by Sporting Arms in Dallas, Texas. Current versions are reportedly made in Turkey for Verny-Carron and imported into the U.S. is a subsidiary of the French arms company Verny-Carron. and manufacturing moved to Clay Center, Kansas. The design was sold to and/or obtained by V.B. The improved shotgun was re-named the “Snake Charmer II” and manufactured by Sporting Arms Manufacturing Inc, in Littlefield, Texas.
Its unique all stainless steel design was characterized by a light weight (about 3 lbs) and had a short stock with storage for four shells, making it more suitable for one handed operation than shooting from the shoulder.Ī few years later, the design was modified with the addition of a manual safety switch which blocked the hammer when engaged. 410 shotgun under the name “Snake Charmer”.
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