Need Help Identifying 3 Old Shotguns

altnutt

March 09, 2011 19:38

Hello,

I have three old shotguns I need some help with. I don't know what they are, what kind of condition they are considered, and how much to expect if I list them at auction here on GB. I would really appreciate the help. I took lots of pictures and will try and describe what I am seeing. Here it goes..

First is one that appears to have a stamp WM Moore.









So I hope these images don't come out too big and won't load on the page but you should be able to see lots of detail here. The barrel has a number of 17982. The barrel doesn't look that bad. Looks pretty clean to me. There is a little rust color inside. Can anyone tell me, 1. What is this? 2. What kind of condition is it in? 3. How much could I expect to get if I list this on GB at auction? Thank you for the help. I am going to list the others in this topic. I don't know how it will turn out if I have forty pictures in one post. Thank you in advance.

Chris

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  altnutt

  March 09, 2011 19:43

  Here is the second gun. It is marked Riley I believe. I tried to take a picture of the proof marks under the barrel. You can tell at one time this gun had a lot of detail and was a great looker. There is still some nice engraving on it.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  altnutt

  March 09, 2011 19:46

  And here is the last gun. This is a Francotte, I know that much because it says so on it. It is marked "Francotte Arms Co Liege". I cant find any other numbers but there is a spot on the back side of the barrel that looks like lead soldering, I don't know what thats all about.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  Ned Fall

  March 09, 2011 20:17

  I'm sorry but your pictures are not worth a tinkers dam to identify the guns other that they are either percussion or breech loading centerfire break open double barrels. We need to see any markings on top or bottom of the barrels or on the locks.

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