Identification Help
Hi
I'm looking at a sako rifle, caliber 7mm stw. Stainless, with wood with a serial number 964615. It was imported by stoeger. Does any one have an idea of how old it is, and what model it might be?
Any idea whee imight get a set trigger for it?
Thank you for your help
Rob[?]
I'm looking at a sako rifle, caliber 7mm stw. Stainless, with wood with a serial number 964615. It was imported by stoeger. Does any one have an idea of how old it is, and what model it might be?
Any idea whee imight get a set trigger for it?
Thank you for your help
Rob[?]
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My dad passed away a couple of years ago and my brother & I just recently got around to going thru his house to prepare it for sale. He lives out of the country & I live several states away so it has been empty since his passing. My dad always had hunting & sporting arms since I can remember but no one knew he was a collector of asault weapons. There were all types of guns hidden in every corner of his house, most of which I have been able to identify. Many of which were bring backs from Germany as he was a pilot during the war. The two I need help with are an "ENCOM MK-IV .45. It has a horizontal mag well & appears to fire from an open bolt. The other being a DEMRO, TAC 1. This gun is unique in that it is stamped 9mm or .45acp. It had two barrels, bolt adapter, magazine well sleeve for 9mm. There are six of each caliber magazines. A button can be pushed on the rear and the stock removed. It has a grip safety similar to a 1911 & a "combination lock built into the trigger group. It also fires from an open bolt. Anyone have information about these. Are they collector items?, Legal or not. Also found a new in box HK SP 89. What are their current value. Thanks 0 -
It's a percussion shotgun, likely post-Civil War, and it (or at least the barrels) probably originated in Belgium. The proof marks will be on underside of barrels' breech end, and you will have to remove the barrels to see them, by removing the ramrod and carefully driving out the wedge in forearm. If there's an ELG in an oval mark, it's Belgian. It was common practice for Belgian guns to be marked "London" or "London Twist" etc. to imply higher quality. 0 -
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ok found what i was to look for ......i believe
the proof mark according to the "blue book" is english primarily stated so since the mark has a "star" under the "L.G." with no crown above whereas the Belgian proof has a crown and a letter "P" under the "L.G." the belgian "may have a star but that is strictly for pistols" ....(Blue Book)
As for as dating the shotgun, the proof mark it has is an era of 1811 to 1892 but the gun also has what appears to be a Belgian date code (v) of 1943 then it also has what appears to be a Controller of Proof code (JR)each letter would stand for a different Controller....
J = Neuprez Pierre 1930 - 1968
R = Wagemans Sylvain 1951 - 1965
I've shown this gun to several dealers and one appraiser with this info - they have no idea.
Guessing it looks like maybe this is a Belgian shotgun with a London name and proof mark to make it appear to be a higher quality as HRF stated in his reply.
I guess I'm just looking for comfrimation that what I found is correct. It's an English fake made in Belgian sometime around 1943? or did i get lucky and it actually is English, made sometime between 1811 -1892?
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The ELG proofmark is pre-1893 Belgian, so gun was definitely made before then. The other letters and numbers could be most anything. 0 -
thank you
it's getting closer lol0 -
The proof mark is definitely Belgian but the one photo does not show the breech of the gun so can't tell if it is percussion or a breech loader. 0 -
its a muzzle loader... here are rest of the pics i had on here before 0 -
Any others? pre 1893 is it? [8D][:D] 0 -
[;)] bump one last time just in case [8D][:D] 0
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