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Neuman Leigh side by side
redL
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I have a side by side passed down to me that I can find no info on. Beautiful old shotgun that was either my grandfather's or great-grandfather's. It reads "Neuman Leigh side by side made specially for Silver and Company San Francisco." So far google has not helped.
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I have a side by side passed down to me that I can find no info on. Beautiful old shotgun that was either my grandfather's or great-grandfather's. It reads "Neuman Leigh side by side made specially for Silver and Company San Francisco." So far google has not helped.
Sorry -- it reads "Neumann c Leige Belgium."
The information I'm about to share is neither good, nor bad. Neuman was a prolific maker of firearms and your gun most probably dates from anywhere around 1890 up to 1914.
The "Silver & Co." imprint identifies your gun as a trade item. While Neuman (I believe actually Peiffer, but my memory is rapidly fading) made some guns of rather good quality, the majority of trade guns were of a utility grade. Not by any means high quality even though they looked pretty good.
Value as a trade gun will be rather low on the general market. Value for family history is incalculable.
No matter... A neat old piece worthy of being kept in the family.