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AYA Legend De Luxe 20-bore

I can remember in the 1970s as a youngster reading Shooting Times and scanning all the adverts for guns that I admired, from the significantly expensive handmade English guns to the more affordable offerings from Italy and Spain, together with slightly agricultural guns from the old Eastern bloc.

Among all the adverts, I can remember seeing the AYA Yeoman over-and-under, which looked well made and at a reasonable price. Looking at the trade index, there are a number for sale from that period starting at around £150, so the robust appearance seems to have been carried through in

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