Shot gun experts

[Tom-D]

Anyone know value of old shot guns,,,,,say 1862 Remington hammer lift side by side 10 gauge.

 

[Trapper John]

I'm no expert, but I thought Reminton's first shotgun was the 1889. For something that old, I'd think you would want to get an expert appraisal.


Trapper John

 

[Ghery]

It's been too many years and I'm sure things have changed, but I have a book at home that gives values for antiques like that. The book is about 25 years old, so I'd check on-line first. Flayderman, Norm "Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values" I have no idea if this book has been updated since.

 

[Tom-D]

I'm no expert, but I thought Reminton's first shotgun was the 1889. For something that old, I'd think you would want to get an expert appraisal.
Trapper John

This is a Witworth patent that was built on contract for wells Fargo. This shot gun was pilfered from the factory by Barb's great grand father, one piece at a time. he was a gun fitter who assembled shot guns the whole family worked for Remington in those days.

 

[Dean]

MOST, Old side by side shotguns aren't worth a whole lot, price is based on how bad someone wants one.

 

[Keith Lane]

MOST, Old side by side shotguns aren't worth a whole lot, price is based on how bad someone wants one.

Parker Brothers shotguns seem to be the exception to this rule. Some of them are insanely priced.
I have a 1916 20Ga. with internal hammers, the cheapest of the line at the time of manufacture and it's (supposedly) worth a few thousand dollars. It sold new for $16.

 

[RickH]

More likely a Remington 1882.
If it is, in fact, from 1862, it will be a percussion muzzleloader. If it breaks open to take a shotshell it is almost certainly an 1882 model, or one of it's immediate predecessors, the Whitmore Hammer Lifter.

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/journals/M1882
http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/RemingtonDblID.htm
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=155829154

 

[Anthony]

Jeez Tom, that shotgun is almost as old as you!

 

[Tom-D]

More likely a Remington 1882.
If it is, in fact, from 1862, it will be a percussion muzzleloader. If it breaks open to take a shotshell it is almost certainly an 1882 model, or one of it's immediate predecessors, the Whitmore Hammer Lifter.

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/journals/M1882
http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/RemingtonDblID.htm
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=155829154

Not true, it is a black powder, brass cartridge, loaded weapon in 10G

IAW the Remington Museum curator in Ilion N.Y. this serial number was made for Wells Fargo in 1862 as 1 of 1000, they stopped production in 1882, as your reference pointed out. This is a vertical hammer lift action. not the sideways action of 1882 and later design.

 

[Tom-D]

Jeez Tom, that shotgun is almost as old as you!

Almost, I was born 78 years later.

 

[markb5900]

Tom,
Call Randy or Larry Donley at Donley's Antique Village. He buys and sells old guns and would be able to tell you what a fair price is for it.
Tell him Mark Bell said hi if you do call him. I worked at his place for several seasons.

Tel:
815-923-8000

 

[Tom-D]

I had the 10 gauge appraised today, finding it has a top dollar figure of $4600 and this gun is considered to be 80-90% prefect estimated to be worth 44-$4500.

fun,,,,,,, to find out it wasn't junk.

so it's back in the safe and we will hold it a while longer.