russian sxs $ ?

Henry0Reilly

July 16, 2003 20:53

I have a russian model 43 12 guage sxs coachgun ANIB, unfired. A check of the current auctions didn't turn up anything exactly like it. Engraved receiver (birds), double trigger, and a nice walnut stock. Opinions on value please?

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  nord

  July 17, 2003 03:34

  Model 43 doesn't exactly narrow this thing down all that much, however here's pretty much the skinny on Russian scatterguns:
  
  Utilitarian. Reliable. Somewhat crude in many cases. And then you stated that it's a "coach gun". By this I assume you mean a short-tubed version of a sporting gun. A wonderful option as it makes the piece just about useless for anything other than stagecoach robbery... And that's now pretty much out of fashion.
  
  So we go to value. For sporting use - Nothing. For "Gee, what a neat gun", take the highest offer. A collector won't even look twice at your gun. It's just not anything that would draw interest.
  
  
  
  Nord

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