Shotguns

Made by J Stevens Arms between 1920 and 1948.

1930's-40's.

This was my question but this website reworded it and made it confusing. I'm looking for the year or years such a gun was made. This one also has coyote and phesant engravings on a stainless steel receiver and trigger with double blued barrels. What's wrong with the question? Since you don't give a serial number, the best answer you could hope for is range of manufacture dates. Now, work with me. Where did you find that V V 18 model number? The Blue Book lists all Savage combination guns as Model 24. Only a handful were available as 22 WMR/20 gauge and one of these came with a chrome, not stainless, frame. That one is Model 24MDL, manufactured from 1962 to 1969.

Sears would negotiate with firearms manufacturers to produce a low cost model of their popular guns. The finish would be less well polished, no checkering, cheaper grips, paint rather than blueing on metal parts - whatever corners could be cut to make the cheapest gun possible. Sears would then buy thousands of that gun to sell through their stores at lower prices than the name brands. Now, forty years later, a 1967 Winchester Model 94 30-30 has more value than a 1967 Ted Williams 30-30.

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The diamond 12 says it is a 12 gauge and the crowned ELG that it was manufactured in Belgium after 1893.

I believer what you have is a Springfield Model 15 .22 caliber rifle. It would be a single shot, bolt action with a one piece integral barrel and receiver. You should also have a manual cocking piece at the end of the bolt. If this is indeed what you have, they were manufactured between 1936 and 1945. There were around 225,000 of them made, many under house brand names for J.C. Penney and others.

The values below are provided from the 28th edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values. Since I don't have any information from you on condition, I have given you a range to work with. You would need to have someone who is familiar with grading to give you a good opinion of what condition your gun is in.

New in box - $200

95% condition -- $165

90% condition -- $135

80% condition -- $115

70% condition -- $95

60% condition -- $80

So roughly 65-70 years old. Nice guns...

Your gun was made between 1880 and 1914, probably by Henri Pieper. If the name is actually Rickard (with a K instead of an H), it was probably retailed by J A Rickard Co of Schenectady, NY. Chrome and laminated barrels don't belong on the same gun. Except for a few custom-made shotguns, laminated barrels were not produced after the 1920s and chrome was not used until the 1940s. The plating was added after manufacture. I must have been short of sleep when I posted that. The finish is probably a nickel plating which would be appropriate for a firearm of this age.

According to my brother-in-law, yes. He also has a Sears Ted Williams 12 gauge shotgun with 2.75 inch chamber, model number 300, with silver trigger. His about 40 years old in mint condition and he is looking for a value too. Stock is decorated with silver and ingraving. 1/12/08

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You can order a new handle in original or many other colors from vintagegungrips.com

I ordered my new grip today for the model 85

$100-$150.

There is a wealth of information by Nick Niles in the Gun Digest book of Guns and Prices 2005 Edition, ISBN #0-89689-324-3 and library of congress # 2005906853 Models, prices, and history. Also acomplete listofALL the names associated with Crescent F.A. Co

That serial number would be a 20ga gun built in 1912. That is a true Fox Sterlingworth, made in Philadelphia, before the Savage buyout. Value depends on condition, which is typically described by the percentage of case color remaining on the receiver and percentage of bluing remaining on the barrels. For example, a gun similar to yours with 50% case color remaining, and 80% blue and wood finish remaining, is currently listed at $2800.

1000.00 dollars

That is something that would be cost prohibitive for the value of the gun. T BARKER shotguns are Belgian trade/hardware store guns that were designed to be inexpensive guns when new, back from the 1880's through 1910 or so. The barrels are undoubtedly manufactured from either laminated steel or twisted steel ribbon welded together and then a fake "Damascus" pattern was applied. Parts are nonexistant and any needed would have to be individually made, down to the screws. The metal finish would have been either browned or rust-blued, with a case hardened finish on the receiver and locks. Just the cost of re-casing the locks would far exceed the value of the firearm. When we get customers wanting this done, we strongly suggest just cleaning the visible rust from the gun and hanging it over the fireplace as a decoration.

5100 is the Stevens model number, not a serial. These were made c. 1931-1941. The plastic was called "tenite" and often broke.

It's atleast from the 1930's. New crescent didn't make guns after then

I assume this is an old Ithaca? The question didn't identify it sufficiently. Not sure about the "A" in front of the number, but Ithaca serial # 202454 should indicate a Flues/New Ithaca Gun model made in 1910. 410's are much rarer than 12 GA, for instance, so it will be worth more. A lot of the value depends on condition, and of course - if a collector is interested in that specific model. That being said, I suspect it could be worth in the $600-$800 range, based on what I see guns selling for at gunbroker.com. A gun dealer would probably have the Bluebook of Gun Values, and could pin it down more accurately. Good luck.

1945 made by H&R for High standard who in turn sold them to Sears these older pre model 10 J C Higgins shotguns are getting hard to come by in good condition in good or better condition its worth about 120. 00 bucks Dealers will pay far less than that. There is only a hand full of Sears collectors out there But a Sears gun collector would pay more. at any rate what you have is the first series of JC Higgins guns The 583 Sears code actually means House brand Sears only product made by or in part By Sears Roebuck & co and exclusively sold by Sears. Just after world War Two Sears bought Interest in In High Standard Manufacturing Co.and the rights to manufacture the H&R model 120 from the Harrington & Richardson Arms Co. as part of the Deal H&R manufactured all of the J C Higgins bolt action shotguns 583 1 to 583 13 for High Standard / Sears That is why these guns a referred to as the pre model 10 Half of the 583 13 and every thing after that 583 14 to 583 25 were made by High Standard .these were known as the J C Higgins model 10. Your early H&R manufacture is a really good little shotgun worth keeping. they are excellent Hunters and have plenty of use full fire power. and despite its age its still as good as any thing out their today It has some very interesting History with it To.

In answering the question did Backer Gun Co. make a 16 gauge W S Paragon shotgun with a 28 inch barrel? Yes they did make W S Paragon 16 gauge with a 28 inch barrel , and in a full choke also.I know because I have one that is in very good shape and shoots realy good. I hope that I have been of some help on this matter. Jay C. Smith

Are you sure it doesn't say Genuine Armory Steel? That would make it a product of Crescent Fire Arms. There should be more markings if they haven't worn off.

I thought twentyweight was for (20) gauge.. I assume you are talking about Browning shotguns? The "Double Automatic" was a Browning A5 type of gun that only held two shells. Lighter weight than a standard 12 gauge,maybe as light as a 20 gauge gun. The aluminum receiver would be the main way the weight was reduced on the 12 gauge. I'm sorry I don't have my Browning books handy to give any more info.

I have a revelaion model 300f as well. I do know that it was sold at Western Auto stores, but not sure about the dates it was manufactured in. The gun was manufactured by Stevens and sold through Western Auto stores. I have found that is the same as Stevens model #77C, but unfortunately that is all the information I have about it as of now. Hope this helps you out some.

Keystone Arms Co was a trade name used by E.K. Tryon Jr. & Co, a large catalog hardware store in Philadelphia. The gun would have been made during the early 1900's through WW2, and could have been made by any of a number of manufacturers. That serial number leads one to think H&R.

That gun was made in 1918.

that is correct if your Ithaca MODEL IS FLUES & NIG

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