old 12gauge shotgun
I have a shotgun need information on can't find it online. It's 12 gauge has Banner Arms Company Knoxville Stamped on it Serial Number 1670.If Anyone Knows Anything About This Gun, Please Mail Me. Thanks, BT
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sorry I Was Wrong 12 Gauge. BT 0 -
None of my references list a "Banner Arms Co." Sounds like a trade name. You might try the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce or a library in Knoxville for information on the company. My guess is they'll come up with a hardware store that sold guns labeled "Banner". The value would probably equal any simiar-type, similar-condition 12 gauge shotgun of the period. Sorry the info isn't more comprehensive, but you didn't even say what kind of shotgun you have - single-shot, bolt-action, SxS, O/U, pump action or semi-automatic.
"I think of my gun as a tool for converting worthless human garbage into valuable fertilizer." John Dollar in the novel "Bridge City" by Fred Rexer0 -
Like the man said;We need some information...What kind of shotgun is it? Single Shot, Double Barrel, Pump Gun, Autoloader, Side by Side or Over/Under?
Banner Arms is'nt in My Libruary or Database...Its possible that You have a KNOCK DOWN; a gun that was made in Belguim for the American Market of the late 1800's and up until the late 1930's...The Name BANNER could have been used in such a manner as to sound like a Known Maker such as Bannerman of New York...A lot of Guns were imported into America and sold thru Mail Order Houses and Catalog Stores and Hardware Stores...They were inexpensive and affordable to the Farms and Rural Americans and some carried Names that to the unwary, sounded like one of the big Name Makers.......So, until We hear from you, it will be difficult to give you any factual information.......Best....
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It's A Single Shot. 12 gauge It Dosen't Say Tenn. Just Knoxville. Thanks BT 0 -
Not a whole lot of demand for single-shot guns from collectors. If the gun is in average condition (that is, most of the blue metal is turning brown, wood's got a few - or more than a few - scratches and nicks. Action is fairly tight...doesn't "wiggle" much when the action's closed.), the gun's probably worth $25 to $75. If it's in brand-new condition, maybe $125. Inexpensive trade-name guns like yours were very popular from about 1875 up to WWII. As I said before, hardware stores and big chain stores ordered guns from many manufacturers and if the order was big enough, they could have their own brand name stamped on the gun. When I was growing up, the only trade names still around were from Sears Humbug ("J.C. Higgins" and "Ted Williams") and Monkey Ward ("Western Field" and "Western Arms). Earlier, there were hundreds of others.
"I think of my gun as a tool for converting worthless human garbage into valuable fertilizer." John Dollar in the novel "Bridge City" by Fred Rexer0 -
Thank You For Replying. Have A Great Day !!!!!! BT[:)] 0
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