Skip to main content
Help Center Community Shop

J Manton shotgun

noom14921992
i have been reading up on j manton shot guns and i find it all confusing. so i will just tell you all what mine says. it is a double barrel shot gun.

all the stock says is "J Manton"

in between the two barrels it says "London Fine Twist"

if i take it apart i find that the barrels say 14 and 13.

all three different peaces of the gun say "422" i am guessing that is the model number.

on the underside of the gun in between the two barrels it has a "1" or an "I". i cant tell.

and the "13" and "14" are flanked by what looks to be swords in an x pattern.

thats all i could find. and if it helps i did not find any oval with "ELG" in it.

thanks for any help. i will try for some pictures but i dont have a camera.
0

Comments

1 comment

Date Votes
  • Ned Fall
    It's a "Trade Brand Name" shotgun made either (most likely) in Belgium or (least likely) England. If made in Belgium it was made by Henri Pieper a gun maker located in Liege. If it was made in England, the maker is unknown. To determine the country of origin, take a look at the bottom of the barrels under the forearm for proof marks. Belgian made guns will have the letters "ELG" in an oval with a crown over that while English made guns will have crossed scepters or crossed halberds (spear battle axe) both with a crown over that and letters in the intersections. No matter where the gun was made, it was made using the technology and metals of the time and for the ammunition in use which was black powder loaded. It will have damascus barrels with 2 1/2 inch chambers. It was not designed for more modern high pressure smokeless powder, 3 inch or magnum shells or steel shot. All of us here recommend that the gun not be fired. When was it made? Don't know but it was some time between 1890 and 1914 when World War One cut off exports from Europe. Value? Value will depend on the condition of the gun, the amount of original finish remaining on the metal and wood as well as the mechanical condition, Values can range from a high of maybe $175 for a prime example to less than $10 for a rusty rotten incomplete piece of junk. Most sell in the $50 to $95 range.
    0

Please sign in to leave a comment.

Recent Activity