Display clamp assembly for extra firearm barrels
A display clamp assembly, and a related method, are disclosed for removably attaching a second barrel to a shotgun for display purposes, allowing a retail store (or a buyer) to display the firearm as a combination unit in a display case. The extra barrel is attached onto and substantially parallel to the barrel of the fully assembled shotgun. In the preferred embodiment, the display clamp is longitudinally split into two halves. The two halves are mirror images that can be bolted together, along their midsections. When joined, the two halves form collars on opposite ends. One collar is designed to snugly fit around the barrel of an assembled shotgun. The second collar has flared ends that guide the second barrel into the clamp.
1. A method of displaying a second barrel adjacent a fully assembled shotgun, comprising the steps of:
a. removably clamping the second barrel onto, substantially parallel to, and suspended from, a first barrel of the assembled shotgun by a split clamp assembly; and
b. storing the assembled shotgun with the clamped second barrel inside a display case.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the clamping step comprises:
a. clamping a first collar of the clamp assembly onto the first barrel; and,
b. clamping a second collar of the clamp assembly onto the second barrel.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the clamping step further comprises bolting two substantially mirrored halves of the clamp assembly together.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of guiding the second barrel into the second collar through flared guide arms.
5. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of slipping the first collar over the first barrel, and guiding the second barrel into the second collar through flared guide arms, prior to bolting the two halves of the clamp assembly securely together.