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spencer shot gun

1fastcoyote1fastcoyote Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
edited April 2007 in Ask the Experts
A friend has an spencer pump shot gun,pat.1882 model1890.The gun is missing it's butt plate,the barrel has been cut off about an inch,the bluing is mostly a rustey color,the stock looks ok for a gun this old.I would like to get an idea of what it might be worth. Thanks, Fast
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    Mk 19Mk 19 Member Posts: 8,170
    edited November -1
    Spencer Arms Co. of Windsor, Connecticut manufactured the first successful slide action repeating shotgun from 1882 to 1889. It was designed by Christopher M. Spencer who also designed the spencer carbine. The shotgun came in both solid and take down models and in 10 or 12 gauge. Francis Bannerman bought the patents and machinery and moved the operation to Brooklyn, NY in 1890. They then produced what is known as the Spencer Bannerman models from 1890 to 1907. The later Bannerman models are worth 20% less then the Spencer models.

    In the condition you discribed the gun is worth $200 to $300, if it is a takedown model it would be worth 20% more and a 10 gauge would be worth 10% more.
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