This will be a Stevens shotgun made circa 1930-1948. It would bring $35 to $80 depending on condition.
1837
50-125 USD
Single barrel, less than $100. Double barrel gun in typical shape, up to $250.
Central Arms was a trade name used by Shapleigh Hardware on guns made by several manufacturers, but the 812 would be a single shot by J Stevens Arms Co, 1920-1948.
1901 single barrel shotgun, washingtion
28 gauge with single barrel How do you find its age and value?
Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Take it to a gunsmith
Virtually all of the single shot Stevens 12ga shotguns are going to top out shy of $100. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Could be a lot of things, is this a pump, rolling block (single shot), need more details, barrel length, take down, etc.... Also it's often referred to as Octagon but it's not it's Hexagon, off hand I can think of no manufacturer that ever made a Octagon barrel.
when was the carolina arms 16 gauge single barrel shotgun made