John Browning introduced the Superposed, the first over/under double barrel, in 1931. All Superposed were hand tooled, hand-inletted, and hand fitted, essentially a mass produced custom double.

The butt has Browning’s excellent Inflex 2 recoil pad—which comes in handy on a featherlight inertia gun—and the barrel is threaded for Browning’s Invector DS 2 chokes.

Browning does sell its chokes separately, so you can pay a little extra, for additional chokes. Lengthened forcing cones and back-bored barrels are also included in the CX. Best for Gun Collectors: ...

Browning engineers shaved height off the notoriously tall frame of the gun, and took about ¾ of a pound out of the receiver and barrels. The result was a dramatically trimmer, lighter, livelier gun.

Using a report from Gungenius, which compiled sales data from Gunbroker.com, an online firearm marketplace, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 16 most popular double-barrel shotguns in America.