Antique Double barrel shotgun Make and Value??
I have a very old looking double barrel shotgun that I would like to possible year and value.
It says ACME ? on the side,
It is break open ,
It has a lot of engraving on the reciever,
On top of the barrel in the middle section is marked Belgium, and Choke forged.
Under the barrel it has stamped ELG, circled,and 12c in a dimond stamp,
I can get pictures if needed.
Appreciate your help. ford tractor............[:)][:)][:)]
It says ACME ? on the side,
It is break open ,
It has a lot of engraving on the reciever,
On top of the barrel in the middle section is marked Belgium, and Choke forged.
Under the barrel it has stamped ELG, circled,and 12c in a dimond stamp,
I can get pictures if needed.
Appreciate your help. ford tractor............[:)][:)][:)]
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Hello fordtractor...
Sometime between 1890 - 1913. Value... more than likely <$200 (these are primarily mantle queens). Whatever you do, don't shoot it with modern ammo. It was made for black powder, and it has shorter than currently standard chambers.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!0 -
Bert has pretty well nailed it. What makes for value in old guns is demand, not age. These older blackpowder guns are rarely collected and then mostly by blackpowder shooter that reload their own rounds. Not to say it was not a very decent gun in its day, but many were made and they were mostly modestly priced utility guns. Oil it up, rub it down and put it over the mantle, that is what I would do if I had a veteren like that.
As for make, it was made in Belgium for export and the Acme name indicates it was built for a particular mercantile or hardware company to sell under their name. There were hundreds of thousands of such guns built both in the U.S. and abroad.
He Dog0
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