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antique shotgun identification help

subatomicgeniussubatomicgenius Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
edited December 2008 in Ask the Experts
hello all.

a buddy of mine recently received this shotgun and i was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction on it's age and possible worth. thank you for your time.

picures are located at my website below:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhotos&albumID=1094786&MyToken=c2c6f191-bf0f-4952-8d55-50e157a86cb6
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  • TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,292 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have to login to view them.
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  • subatomicgeniussubatomicgenius Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    sorry. forgot myspace requires people to be members to view pics.

    it's supposedly a pre ww2 and of german making. but we honestly have no idea where to start on this thing.]

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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Your photos are decent but a full profile shot of the gun is needed. Also, describe or give detailed photos of any writing on the barrels or receiver.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just my take the shot gun being 12Ga.is a plus not the normal GERMAN unit. They were heavy into 16 Ga. However the area that is made to look like it is engraved is really STIPPLED so this would be a lower priced gun when sold as new.
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    subatomicgenius,

    Welcome to the Gunbroker Forums!

    Your photographs are a good start but we really could use some overalls and some details of the complete shotgun.

    The ones you have supplied are little contrasty so I copied them and tried to adjust some of it out in order to see the marks better. The two marks I boxed in red are not legible to my eye so if you can get a better shot of the water table and the bottom of the barrels, it would help.

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    Other than the observation that it's a 12 ga.:

    'Crown over U' is Proved in Assembled form.

    'Crown over W' is a reference to Choked barrels.

    I do not see anything that represents Nitro or Smokeless proof.

    More and less contrasy photographs will be a big help.

    Best.
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  • subatomicgeniussubatomicgenius Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    thanks everyone for your replies. i'm working on better pictures and possibly some rubbings of the markings. i'll set up a site to post high quality pictures. the forums tend to have such small file sizes allowed that it's difficult to post better pics.

    hopefully i'll have them up soon. this gun has been an enigma for everyone who's seen it. we're excited to learn more about it now.

    thanks again
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