looking for some info on shotgun
Hey,first post!Hoping someone can help me with alittle info on a gun I recently aquired from an elder family member.Tried surfing the net but could not come up with any answers.I would like any information you might have or perhaps where to look.What I know: it's a side by side , double barrel 12 Ga.,3" mag ,made in hungary. markings "continenetal 200" some serial no# on break , thats about it. Thanks any help would be greatly appreciated
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Thought if I added some additional info it might help.Wieght is about 7.5 lbs,dual triggers,barrel length is 30 inches other markings on the break are a stamp that resembles a horse shoe shaped wreath with a crest inside it and a star above it and the no.#72 beside it.Other no.# E 5186 ,on the barrel same stamp,1460,4186,173. in a diamond shaped box 1276.Hope this is of some help,thanks again for any suggestions. 0 -
Not something I have any info on, but I can safely speculate...
If the gun has "Made in Hungary" stamped somewhere on the gun, then it was almost certainly made for export to the US or other english-speaking countries. And, since Hungary proper is only a recent political entity (Austria-Hungary until the end of WW1), it can't be all that old.
Assuming no sling swivels, the gun wasn't ever intended to suite domestic tastes. "Continential" has no meaning beyond a trade name so I have to assume this to be a utility gun. Perhaps fairly robust, but not a collector piece by any stretch.
Unless you demonstrate to the contrary, your gun will be included in the same class as most nameless imports with little or no pedegree. If it approaches the quality and feel of a Stevens, then the value will be about 25% less (condition to condition). If quality is more in line with poor Spanish or Brazilian guns, then it will fall in line with those products.
Nord0 -
I found "Continental Arms Corporation" in one of my books. They imported long guns from the mid 50s to the mid 70s. since your gun has a 3 inch chamber, it's definately steel barrels not damascus. 3 in. shells came out in the 30s, (I believe). Anyway they had 3 grades of SxS. Centaure, Centaure Royal Crown Grade, Centaure Imperial Crown Grade. The top values for the 3 grades are $950, $3150, $3850, respectively. Top value, 100% condition, new in all aspects. Hope that helps. The top 2 grades have a single trigger, with engraving with silver or gold inlays. Hope this info helps. Regards Dave 0 -
I believe the above post makes my point. From the description, this is not the gun described. As I said... TRADE NAME ONLY!
Unless it has fancy wood and engraving (not roll engraving), this is a utility gun and I stand by the info supplied.
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Nord, I didn't mean to imply that your info was wrong. I was just passing along the info I found. The one thing I forgot to say was the bottom grade that I spoke on had douple triggers, the top 2 grades had a single trigger. 0 -
From your description of the proof marks, the manufacture date of your shotgun can be narrowed down.
The proofs you describe were used in Hungary between 1949 and 1971.0 -
Thanks all for the help and the information , could not find out that much in hours of surfing the web !Nord, it does have sling swivels and Thanks for the help.Only Winchesters,found some centaures on the net with pictures of the top two grades , mine has double triggers and would be off the lower grade ,and thanks for the dates rufe-snow.
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Sorry for the late add-in. The gun was made by FEG in Hungary in the 1960's and was imported by the Continental Arms Corp of New York City. Continental was as importer, in business until about 1972. The product most associated with Continental were the earlier imports of Nikko shotguns from Japan.
Value would be as a shooter, probably in the $250-$300 range, but a tough sell due to poor name recognition.
FFL Dealer, Class 07/02 Mfg0
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