Some very old shotguns. could use a hand.

[7.62xfun]

I picked these up today. markings are mostly worn or just cant find any. the first odd shaped shotgun is a 12 gauge Stevens tip gun i think the patient says Sept 6 1868 has a brass button on the side to open the barrel second is a Stevens crack shot .22 patient says 1913 third is a 12 gauge stevens Dreadnaught. third is a 20gauge that all i can make out ARM&TOOL on. i apologize for the lack of information i have not had a chance to clean up the surface rust and get a better look at whats on them for markings. at 24 all these really outdate me i haven't even seen the first two kinds before. any info is good info and before its said i know not to fire them with modern ammo. thanks very much!

 

[Raton57]

If the Crack Shot is in 22 rim fire it's safe to shoot still.I have one also. The other ones never seen them.

 

[7.62xfun]

Yes it's .22 I forgot to mention that sorry. I wasn't really sure what topic to post in

 

[struff55]

As for value problely street lamp post material .

 

[tiriaq]

The only shotgun that would have some collector interest would be the odd looking tip up Stevens. This design was introduced in the 1860s, and was made in shotgun, centerfire rifle, rimfire rifle and handgun versions. Wouldn't be hard to sell.
As far as cleanup goes, go easy. Stay away from wire wheels and aggressive chemicals. OOOO steel wool and oil are your friend.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

I've seen other 12ga single shots marked Harrington and Richardson that looked like yours. There is very little $ value in those guns (and I even edited out a few $$ signs). However, if the lock-up and hammers are functional, the current firearms safety course requires students to learn about single shot hinge action firearms. These are perfect candidates.

 

[3macs1]

Someone may want the tip Stevens for parts but not for much money. Rest are not even nice for wall hangers and not worth anything IMO
Cheers

 

[7.62xfun]

Well thats unfortunate. I didnt have room for them and you guys said they're worthless so i took them down to the local warf and threw them out as deep as i could. thanks for the information guys have a good one.

 

[Rugdoc]

.22 is cute and might work well. Hope you kept that one.

 

[red_bailey]

They're all Stevens guns; the one you can't read should say J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. The company store in town a hundred years ago likely stocked Stevens cheapies and Winchester for the big spenders, or something like that.

You're kidding about your disposal method, aren't you? The last two single shots in common gauge (with cracked and taped wrists) would qualify to be dunked in the bay (though that is a Criminal act), but the Tip-Up is of interest to collectors, even just to scavenge parts, and also looks like it might be in the best shape of the four. The Crack Shot people always want in .22, as opposed to a far less currently shootable .32. But it probably has a terrible bore, and hardened chamber deposits from using only Shorts in it. (They *all* likely have terrible bores, judging from outward appearance. Musty barn finds?)

Assuming they're not rusty pipes inside, there's at least a couple hundred dollars in those first two.

 

[7.62xfun]

Bores were fine on all but the crackshot. the crackshot was basically a write off.the ejector was worn. hammer doesnt hit hard enough to set off primers but there was visible rifling. the tipgun was mostly shiny inside. none of them had anything more then speckled surface rust the two bottom ones were fine to be used as is

 

[drslav]

Ive cleaned up quite a few junkers. Having said that... its always worth sometihng to someone. No such thing as worthless in guns. So clean them up and they will find a new home even as training aid or ugly wall hanger or a parts gun.

 

[Brutus]

That sad thing about Nova Scotia weather is that the second a gun owner let's some metal surface corrosion control lapse, the local environment takes over pronto.

In most liveable houses, at the very least, a quarterly cleaning with merely an oily rag would most possibly circumvent or at least very much delay the inevitable.

Cheers.....

 

[Grouse Man]

They would have been worth at least $100 at one of those police gun buy-back events.