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What does a gold star on the underside of the butt of a 12 gauge Bridge Gun Company double barrel shotgun with laminated barrels mean?
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Who manufactured a doublebarreled shotgun with w more laminated steel on the barrels?
Most likely a Belgian gun. Take off the barrels and look at the barrel flats (breech end on the underside of the barrels). If you see the letters 'ELG' inside an oval then it's Belgian.
What is Belgium laminated steel?
This is a method used to make shotgun barrels in the 1800's and early 1900's. Wires or thin steel strips were wrapped around a mandrel and hammer-welded. Belgian laminated would be one of the least expensive types of laminated barrels.
How do you Identify your double barrel shotgun?
From markings and proof marks on the gun barrels and the frame. In some cases you need to remove the barrels, and look on the underside from markings.
Age and value of a double barrel 12 gauge shotgun by empire arms?
the gun has two hammers and on the barrels is stated laminated steel
When were Lefever shotgun barrels made of steel?
they were made out of steel in 1885 They were all made with steel barrels. The earliest, by Lefever & Barber Co in 1874-75 were damascus or laminated steel. Fluid steel barrels would have been introduced about 1900.
What is the age and value of a 12 gauge American Gun Company New York double barrel shotgun serial 104568 marked genuine laminated steel choke bored MRF IL?
The gun was made c.1900, and the value is fairly low especially with laminated barrels. Under $200, certainly. Please do not attempt to fire it.
How old and what is the value of an empire arms double barrel 12 gauge shotgun that has two hammers and has laminated steel on top of the barrels?
@ turn of the century, 50-100 USD
What is information on N C Greenough hammer double barrels stamped laminated steel?
I own a Greenough dimascase forged barrel shotgun. I'm not familar with the stampted lam.
What does Laminated Steel stamped on a shotgun barrel mean?
This was the method of making shotgun barrels in the 19th century. Strips of metal or wire were wound around a mandrell and hammer-welded. "Twist", "Stubb Twist" and "Damascus" are all types of laminated barrels. Although they were safe enough when made, if a gun has not been properly cared for in the intervening 100 years, they may have developed sub-surface rust spots which could cause them to fail. And modern shells are much more powerful than the black powder ammunition that was available in the 1890's, so a gun with laminated barrels should not be shot unless it has been checked by an experienced gunsmith, and then only with the loads appropriate for its construction.
What is an Elgin Arms Company 12ga double barrow shotgun worth?
Elgin Arms Company: Trade name used on shotguns made for the Strauss and Schram Company of Chicago. The value will depend on the exact configuration and condition. If it is a boxlock, either hammerless or with back hammers, it probably has fluid steel barrels and could (if approved by an experienced gunsmith) still be used as a field gun and be worth around $200. If it has side hammers, it probably also has laminated barrels. These should be retired and usually sell for $125-$150 as mantle decorations.
What can you tell me about my percussion double barrel shotgun that has London Laminated Steele between the barrels and W Richards in front of the left percussion trigger There is a brass shield?
I just purchased the same shot gun with a bird head handle.
Where can you find information on a Sharp and Co double hammer side by side 12 gauge shotgun has scrole work on sides plates trigger guard and hammers has damascus laminated steel barrels?
Try gun shows, libraries.
