J Woodward & Sons-

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Hey All,

This was my fathers, who passed a few years ago. I would like to sell it so I can get that money to my mom. This is the only one Im seeling of my Dads because there is no sentimental value with it as both myself and my Dad hate shotguns LOL.

From everyting i have seen online, these have a huge spread as far as value goes.

Any advise on what this would be worth, or where to get it appraised would be appreciated.

I would put condition at a 7-7.5/10, But again, I have little knowalge on shotguns.

TIA
 

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The gun has a lot of name recognition with James Woodward being a maker sharing the tier 1 category of Purdey, Boss, and Holland and Holland. Better photos and description required to say much more than that. If other than 12 gauge that would be a big positive. The barrels appear short and if they have been cut (not saying they have been) that would be a detractor to the value. You could send it to Switzer and then could reasonably expect it to sell for market value.
 
Very nice British hammer gun. If you took pics of proof marks on barrel flats and water table te gun could be dated as to a time period it was made plus whether black powder or possibly nitro proof.
 
The serial number places it at about 1883. James Woodward was putting out around 70 rifles and shotguns a year at that time; it was always a very small family business. To me, it looks original and unmodified. As Londonshooter says, it is from a top and very desirable maker. In a fair world, it should bring several $K at auction, if unmolested, and it would probably be worth the additional cost of a gentle professional, not amateur, restoration to a serious collector. I agree with Londonshooter that Switzer's is a good choice.

It is probably a second-quality gun from this maker, as the best-quality Woodward would have had a snap-action. That doesn't take much away from its inherent value as a rarely available example from one of the most highly regarded London makers of the late Victorian era. A beautiful gun.
 
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