I need help placing a value on an older Perazzi TM1 trap gun. I think that this gun was made in the early 1970s. The reason I say this, is that I was the second owner and the first owner had it less than a year. I know all the owners except one who had it a short while before the last owner.
On the left it is marked:
ITHACA GUN COMPANY – ITHACA – NEW YORK
12 GA 2 ¾ - MADE IN ITALY
On the right it is marked:
CUSTOM CRAFTED BY MANIFATTURA ARMI PERAZZI
The serial number is less than #750
The gun shows a lot of handling wear on the blue as well as the wood, but locks up tight. The gun hammers targets like old Perazzi guns usually do.
The butt stock is not the same as when I owned it. It is 13 ½ inches and has an ugly Sorbocoil Pad. Wood has been removed from the left side of the comb. It has a mercury reducer installed. The fore stock which is massive has been hollowed a bit on the inside where one of the previous owners may have weighted it with lead shot.
I am not much of a photographer and photobucket guy so I hope those worked?
How much is it worth to sell? And how much would it cost to refinish and put on new or better wood? Other than the guys in California, who would do this type of work? Thanks!
On the left it is marked:
ITHACA GUN COMPANY – ITHACA – NEW YORK
12 GA 2 ¾ - MADE IN ITALY
On the right it is marked:
CUSTOM CRAFTED BY MANIFATTURA ARMI PERAZZI
The serial number is less than #750
The gun shows a lot of handling wear on the blue as well as the wood, but locks up tight. The gun hammers targets like old Perazzi guns usually do.
The butt stock is not the same as when I owned it. It is 13 ½ inches and has an ugly Sorbocoil Pad. Wood has been removed from the left side of the comb. It has a mercury reducer installed. The fore stock which is massive has been hollowed a bit on the inside where one of the previous owners may have weighted it with lead shot.










I am not much of a photographer and photobucket guy so I hope those worked?
How much is it worth to sell? And how much would it cost to refinish and put on new or better wood? Other than the guys in California, who would do this type of work? Thanks!