what is my gun worth

muffin

May 10, 2003 19:39

I have a browning bps 28 gauge stalker. The reciever is stainless and all engraved and gold trigger. I hate to say it but the gun is pretty .Never fired .Please help

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  muffin

  May 10, 2003 19:39

  i would like to know what a s/w semi-auto with two 15rds mags model 659 is worth . stainless steel.
  
  Daniel W. Sedivec

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  rufe-snow

  May 10, 2003 19:49

  Per my reference "Chicago Long Range Wonder trade name used by the H & D Folsom Arms Company on shotguns made for the Sears Roebuck & Company."
  Is it a single or a double, what condition is it in? Are the barrels Damascus?
  All the above have to be answered, before we can help you value your shotgun.

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  CountryGunsmith

  May 11, 2003 04:12

  Let's go a step or two farther. H&D Folsom was not a manufacturer, they were a whopping-big distributer from the late 1880's until the 1930's when they divested most of their holdings to Savage.
  
  The 'Long Range Wonder' guns, with various prefixes, were generally Crescent-mfg single barrel shotguns. We can further limit the time of manufacture based on the tradename used to between 1893 and 1909. Definitely should be some type of fluid steel barrel, possibly even marked 'Armory Steel' or some derivative thereof. Remember, though, that the steels used in inexpensive shotguns 100 years ago are not the same as today's steels. Have the gun checked thoroughly before you consider shooting it.
  
  The gun has only very limited value as a shooter, and virtually no collector value except maybe to freaks like me who research these old store-brand shotguns. Typically under $100 (and usually WAY under $100).
  
  FFL Dealer, Class 07/02 Mfg

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  Xracer

  May 11, 2003 06:52

  Yep.....made by Crescent in Norwich, CT.
  
  Crescent made many thousands of inexpensive "Hardware Store" and "Mail Order House" shotguns under more than 120 different private label brand names.
  
  Many of the Hardware Store Guns of that era were of dubious quality, but the Crescent made shotguns were a decent product and a good value for the money (usually less than $10) at the time.
  
  Remember, these old guns were made for blackpowder and are not safe to shoot with modern ammunition. If you want to shoot it, take it to a gunsmith and have it checked out....and follow his advice as to what type loads it's safe to shoot.
  
  Better still, clean it up and hang it over your fireplace.

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