James Webley SxS shotgun
I have inherited a muzzle loading side by side (percussion cap?) shotgun used by my ancestors on the Montana frontier of the 1870's. It says "James Webley, Bond Street London." I have read that James Webley died in 1856, so this gun probably was built before then. It has what appears to be a cherry wood stock, with one fixable crack near the pistol grip. One of the hammers seems to have a problem with its spring, as it does not snap down when released. It also has a double trigger. Damascus barrels. Anyone know how much this might be worth and how/where I could/should sell it?
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First, you need to look under the tubes for proof marks and relay those to us. My reason for asking is that the gun could well be a knockoff, but I have a feeling it's not.
The patent date of a gun is usually not the year of manufacture. Thus, a muzzlestuffer such as yours could easily have been made a decade after the date stamped. Again a guess, but I'd say the gun hails from after the Civil War and perhaps as late as 1875.
From your limited description I'd conclude a gun made for the trade. Considering the broken stock and action, I doubt you should plan on early retirement as the piece most probably would be hard pressed to reach the $200.00 mark.
One saving grace is that your gun might just be coveted by the western reinactors. That would tend to drive the price beyond what I'm familiar with, but it doesn't change the fact that percussion muzzle loaders aren't all that popular.
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Welcome to the Forums: If You can send me a Photo and a Complete Discription of all Marks and where located...along with Measurements and Bore Diameter, Type of Butt Plate..Patch Box, Kentucky or Roman Nose Style? Really Need Photos....You'll have to use my new Address as its not Posted on the Forums Yet..
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