A small brass plate inlaid for engraving of initials.
T Barker double barrel shotgun value ?
Walnut, beech, birch, ash
Less than $200.
gun shop, gun show, e-gunparts.com
In a word, no. In two words, absolutely not. www.countrygunsmith.net
Less than $200.
T. Barker has written: 'Transport in Great Yarmouth'
If it is really mint (unfired, practically untouched since it was manufactured), it might bring over $200.
$100 to $150. A little more if it is in excellent like-new condition. A lot less if it is broken or rusty.
Royal Damascus was a mark used by Ancien Etablisment Pieper of Herstal, Belgium, c. 1890-1914. T Barker is usually dismissed as "just another Belgian clunker", but with a silver escution and engraving, yours is probably better than the average utility shotgun from the period. I have heard that T Barker was a hardware outlet in California, but have no proof of that.
Probably sold by Sears Roebuck c. 1920-1945.
William T. Barker has written: 'Vegetation of the northern Great Plains' -- subject(s): Botany