An Incredible Story Of How Barry Donadio’s Family Shotgun Returned Home After 90 Years
About 10 years back, Mr. Ray Schnell of Upland, California bought an old .410 caliber shotgun from a a man named Bill Bhornamanat at a private sale in California. Mr. Bhornamanat stated that he bought the shotgun in the early 1990’s from an old Italian couple that moved to California from Long Island, New York years ago. When Mr. Schnell bought the shotgun, he did not realize how truly rare it was. He was only looking to have something to go shooting with. He was intrigued by the craftsmanship and age of the shotgun. He eagerly purchased it for $150. With a busy life and high work demands, Ray never had the time to go shooting, so the shotgun stayed in his closet for years. Knowing the the old shotgun needed to be cleaned and oiled, Ray brought the shotgun out of the closet for the first time in a while and began to disassemble it for cleaning. Low and behold, under the front forearm wood was an engraving that read “Prospero Donadio New York, New York” The curiosity began to take h