Shotguns

In excellent condition it tops out around $250

There are too many versions, styles and grades to be specific. They can start around $250 and go up to 18,000. Use the link below to identify the value of your particular gun.

First of all, it depends on how many of that particular model were made.

As a owner of a Colt Combat Commander LW - MK IV Series 70 Gov. Mod .38 Super, I have researched this question many times. Approx. Value = $900 to $1,000 Thats with the understand the pistol is considered to be in 'NRA Excellant'condition. Maybe a little less depending on your "Great Shape" definition. This valve will only continue to increase, say every 5 to 10 yrs. you should be able to add $50 to $100 (in my opinion) Shoot that fine pistol in good health. - jbp

Only by comparing it to known products of the possible makers. Joe Vorisek's book lists the makers as Crescent, Crescent-Davis, J. Stevens, and Iver Johnson. But since Stevens/Savage bought Crescent and Davis, and operated them as a separate company for a few years then took over the line as Stevens, there will be identical guns from those three company names and no way to determine if it was made in 1925 by Crescent, 1930 by Crescent-Davis, or 1935 by Stevens.

Bolt-action shotguns, especially 16ga, have a very narrow market. We see them selling routinely for $100-$140. www.countrygunsmith.net

Made by Anciens Etablissments Pieper, Leige, Belgium, c. 1900-1914. Value is as a wall decoration, from $50 to $250 depending on condition.

These were pretty early slide action shotguns, made from 1902-1913. The early model (24) has a unique double-trigger arrangement where one trigger cocks the firing pin and the other trigger fires the gun. The later model (50, 1911-1913) has a traditional single trigger. Relatively few were made, and values can reach over $700 depending on exact model and condition. We'd be interested in seeing it. www.countrygunsmith.net

The gun was basically a Stevens 94 as made for Western Auto. They used both snap-on type forearms and screw-on forends. If you need the entire assembly, including the metal, it is going to be expensive unless you can find one maybe on eBay. sales@countrygunsmith.net

Pachmayr did/does not manufacture shotguns. They make accessories, and at one time had a custom gunsmithing facility. What other markings are on the metal parts of the gun? sales@countrygunsmith.net

Stevens 94 as made for Western Auto. 1960's, probably. sales@countrygunsmith.net

Since there are so many different makes and models, that question is impossible to answer as it stands. You should consult the owners manual of the firearm, and you should certainly get hands-on instruction on firearm safety before you begin. sales@countrygunsmith.net

Which Limited Edition do you have? More information is required. Provide serial number if possible

1948, use this link http://proofhouse.com/browning/index.html Not sure about European made.

Actually, the Nomad was introduced along with the Challenger and Medalist in 1962. Your pistol was made in 1966 which is denoted by the 6 after the p in the serial number. The nomad was only made from 1962 -1974. The price for the 1962 Nomad was $49.95.

Can't be answered without knowing if it has the box, papers, accessories, caliber, finish, condition, etc..

Manufactured by Crescent Fire Arms, W.H. Davenport Arms Co, or J. Stevens Arms Co for Shapleigh Hardware Co, St Louis, Missouri, sometime between about 1890 and 1950.

Before they were required to be clearly visible on the receiver, one may have been on the lower tang (behind the trigger) or under the forearm, either on the forearm or the bottom of the barrel. Since these guns were made many years before serial numbers were required, there may not be one.

1 = 1961, the year of manufacture Z is the letter code for the Auto-5 Light Twenty (as opposed to the Magnum Twenty) 55149 is the rest of the serial number sales@countrygunsmith.net

'Nitro-Hunter' was a known trade name used by the Belknap Hardware Co on shotguns they retailed through their mail-order catalog before World War I. Since your gun has hammers, I suspect the origin is Belgian. Remove the barrel set and look on the underside for the telltale Belgian proofmark of the letters ELG in an oval. There is a possibility the gun was made domestically, probably by the Crescent Arms Co, in which case it will not have the Belgian proofmarks. It certainly is not stainless steel. That material was not used in firearms until many decades later. Perhaps someone has had it ... plated....... Value is as a decorator only. Typical specimens sell in the $100-$200 range with most under $175. If it has been nickel plated, who knows. sales@countrygunsmith.net

$200-$250 in top condition.

Only value is as a shooter, they are not collectible.

If it is marked Powhatan Arms Co, Richmond, VA, it was manufactured by Crescent Fire Arms (1893-1930). If it is marked Powhatan Pat. Aug. 11, 1896, it was made by W H Davenport Arms (1891-1910).

Henri Pieper was a Belgian gunmaker operating between the late 1860's and his death around 1898. By the time of his death he had grown his gunmaking firm to quite a large size. The company was re-organised after his death by his heirs (family). It went into receivership again and was refiananced around 1906 and continued until the firm was wound up in the early 1950's. The company names are variations using the family name Pieper and the guns most closely identified with the firm are pistols that are marked with the trade name Bayard, although they also made shotguns and rifles. I happen to own a very high grade Pieper shotgun made around 1903 with fantastic leaf & vine engraving, along with several others shotguns by Pieper. Best source of information on all the various Pieper companies is a website www.littlegun.be Hope this has been helpful

They aren't worth a whole lot according to the price guides, but they can cost you $250,000 if you get caught with one that has not been registered. Everything about the Stevens short-barreled shotguns at the related question applies to the Essex. -- Explanation -- Shotguns marked 'Essex Arms' were made by Crescent Firearms for sale by the Belknap Hardware Company through its catalog. Crescent DID make a couple of different versions of a .410 pistol, but production was stopped in 1934 after passage of the National Firearms Act. I have a few very thorough references on these pistols, and know of none marked 'Essex' although with Crescent Firearms you never say "never." These guns are classified as Title II firearms in the Any Other Weapon category and require federal registration. Those that were registered in 1934 or during the one amnesty period in the 1960's are legal to own (pursuant to state and local laws as well) and will have accompanying paperwork and a 'tax stamp.' Any that were NOT registered can not be registered now and are contraband, subject to seizure, with the possessor subject to prosecution similar to owning an unregistered machinegun. If the gun is NOT a factory-made pistol (most likely), it was cut down from an Essex-marked single-barrel shotgun and is also very illegal to possess. sales@countrygunsmith.net