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Long Tom Shot Gun

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I have had for many years a 16 Gauge single shot shot gun with a 36 inch barrel. The only markings on the gun are Long Tom and the numbers 62580L. I would appreciate any information concerning this gun as i have as yet been unable to find any.
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  • nord
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    In the gentlest of terms you have an inexpensive utility gun. While it probably has meaning within your family, it won't carry either interest or value outside.

    The Long Tom name was used by more than one manufacturer with slight variations. The top of the line would be Ithaca, but they would have identified themselves as the maker. Second in line would be the Crescent/Stevens line of singles bearing that name. (This would probably be most likely.)

    I seem to remember a comment that perhaps Hopkins & Allen had gotten in on the game, too. If so, then I'd suspect the Long Tom name was merely a trade brand and would have been manufactured by whomever was the low bidder at the time.

    As I said... Not a lot of history and not much interest. Some here may pin things down a bit better than I. I wish you luck in your quest.

    Nord
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  • B0
    quote:Originally posted by nord
    BO-

    In the gentlest of terms you have an inexpensive utility gun. While it probably has meaning within your family, it won't carry either interest or value outside.

    The Long Tom name was used by more than one manufacturer with slight variations. The top of the line would be Ithaca, but they would have identified themselves as the maker. Second in line would be the Crescent/Stevens line of singles bearing that name. (This would probably be most likely.)

    I seem to remember a comment that perhaps Hopkins & Allen had gotten in on the game, too. If so, then I'd suspect the Long Tom name was merely a trade brand and would have been manufactured by whomever was the low bidder at the time.

    As I said... Not a lot of history and not much interest. Some here may pin things down a bit better than I. I wish you luck in your quest.

    Nord
    Concise and to the point, just what i was looking for thank you very much. After looking closer i did find the name Genuine Armory on the barrel, in small and faded letters. Although doubt that it means much.
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  • rmill
    BO, don't just toss the old 16 out just yet. Although there may not be A LOT of interest in these types of guns, you still cannot go to a gun show without seeing one and invariabley it's got a $100 tag on it... As us '40ish' year old folks get into the money game, we start yearning to find that Savage we had as a kid or the 'first gun' we ever shot a duck with. Sentimental value aside, these old singles and 'generic brand' guns are climbing in value faster than some of the newer stuff in comparison. My brother has the exact same gun hanging over the door of his house and occasionally he takes it out for a little shootin' just because it reminds him of simpler, better times as a kid. He'd never sell it out of sentimental value, but if he DID I guarantee there would be SOME level of interest for it and I'm betting it would fall into that $100 mark... Now, go out and shoot a pheasant with it with your kids...
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  • nord
    RMILL-

    Please don't take what I'm about to say in the wrong way...

    You're absolutely correct about the $100 tags on these guns. My question is how many you've seen move at this price? The sad answer is that any that have moved at that price belong to what most dealers consider a sucker.

    The cold hard fact is that this type of gun will move from a collector to a dealer for about $35.00 (if you can get a dealer to purchase). It will then be tagged for $100.00 with the hopes the single will go for $70.00.

    Is it more fair to estimate the value of these utility pieces at $35.00 or $70.00? I can't really comment, but I can say that $100.00 is a dream in my part of the country. Most folks decidedly DO NOT wish to reinvent their youth after they've handled a fine double or O/U.

    I therefore respond with a standard $35.00 value when such questions are asked. It's a fair answer based on what I know to be true. It's somewhat regional, but it's better than spreading false hopes.

    Nord
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