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only thing i can tell ya about the company is that they have been out of business for years. i have a hammer-less double barrel that needs new fingers cock the hammers, took it to a gun smith and he told me that all riverside arms were HAND made. No parts where interchangeable. that's about all i can remember about it though, I can tell you the gunsmith had one just like it. he said they were rare. his name is sonny and you can reach him at west end shooting supplies in Athens tn. anyhow good luck it Riverside Arms was an "economy brand" of J. Stevens. There will be an identical gun with the Stevens name and probably also one marked Springfield Arms. Not rare, collected, or valuable. The Riverside double was indeed manufactured by J. Stevens Co. and it is the same gun as the J. Stevens Model 315. This was one of several "utility shotguns" made by Stevens from 1877-1988. From what I've found, the value on this shotgun is: NIB $1.000.00 Excellent=$500.00-$200.00. There is a year code stamped on every Stevens double barrel shotgun produced between March 1949 and December 1968. The serial number is prefixed with a letter. If your shotgun does not have a letter preceding the serial number it was made prior to 1949. If you're looking for parts on this item, I was able to find them @ e-gunparts.com (It was http://www.e-gunparts.com/model.asp?idDept=209 unless the URL has changed) Hope this helps!
We cant find one for you here. Browning Arms Co never made a shotgun with damascus barrels as far as we know. Its possible that a gun was made with those barrels built on one of Brownings patents.
Riverside shotguns aren't rare, but the .44 shot cartridge is. If you want to shoot it, you may pay more for a box of shells than the gun is probably worth. The gun will bring $75 to $150, depending on condition. I have a VERY OLD price list for collectable cartridges that says the shells are worth $1 apiece, but I'm sure that price could be multiplied by 4 or 5 by now.
I can tell you that your shotgun was made by J. Stevens Arms sometime between 1914 and 1940, the barrel was cut off and the Wells Fargo markings were added by someone trying to make an inexpensive shotgun appear to be a rare collectable firearm. WF guns were not marked with the brass plates and so many "stagecoach guns" have been faked that there is no collector market for any that do not have solid provinence, ie., a bill of sale from the company identifying the make, model, and serial number.
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It isn't.
It has, but any accumulation would be rare.
If the vendor code starts with 101 it was made by savage arms a model 94 Stevens shotgun common as dirt but a good old gun
The 1879 Morgan dollar is not scarce or rare, assuming it's circulated and has no mintmark, average retail values are $26.00 to $32.00 depending on how much wear the coin has.
The 1879 Morgan dollar is not scarce or rare, assuming it's circulated and has no mintmark, average retail values are $30.00 to $41.00 depending on how much wear the coin has.
The 1879 Morgan dollar is not scarce or rare, assuming it's circulated and has no mintmark, average retail values are $30.00 to $40.00 depending on how much wear the coin has.
1879 S is not a rare date for Morgan dollars. On average if they are in circulated condition they are worth $16.50.