T. Barker SxS

[STEELCITYSLICKER]

Hi there,

Took this shotgun on a trade and I know nothing......not one thing about it, minus some google searching that gave me mixed answers.

It is a T Barker sxs with a barrel stamped "Belgian Laminated Steel".

The barrel is also stamped "choke bored" and has the letter "M" oddly placed down the middle of the barrels. One side of the receiver plate is marked as "Machine made".

The stock is also stamped "CM".

I will be taking the gun to a smith to give it a good once over but was curious if anyone knew anything about these and what (if anything) they are worth.

The stock is cracked badly and will likely need to be replaced. Where would one find a stock for these?.......

Hoping someone can tell me what I have and maybe even what to do with it.

 

[oldstarfire]

Damascus barreled Belgian. Need to see proofs for any more info.
Probably made by the SPI conglomerate.
Name made to seem like US made "Baker", some times referred to as a "hardware store" gun.
Only hope of a stock in Canada would from a similar gun and even then may or may not fit without some work.
Hope the price was...um.... right...

 

[mooncoon]

I will be taking the gun to a smith to give it a good once over but was curious if anyone knew anything about these and what (if anything) they are worth.

The stock is cracked badly and will likely need to be replaced. Where would one find a stock for these?.......

Hoping someone can tell me what I have and maybe even what to do with it.

I can't see the damage to the stock but you are probably far better advised to repair the existing stock with hidden dowels and inletted wood. The cost of having a stock made for it would almost certainly far exceed the value of the gun. The alternative would be if you could find someone with a pantographic copier and have them make you a blank which you could finish fitting to the gun As long as the bores are not badly pitted and the gun reasonably tight, I would expect it to be safe with black powder loads. One good thing about belgian barrels is that the ribs are brazed in place and I don't ever recall seeing one with a loose rib

cheers mooncoon

 

[gunsaholic]

It may be your photos, but the photos make it appear as though there is maybe a gap between the top of the barrels and the action. Is there play in the barrels? If so, the barrels are of face. That, combined with a cracked stock, would make it cost prohibitive doing anything to the gun unless you can do it yourself. Even if the action is tight, replacing the stock itself would be cost prohibitive. It is a low value gun. I would go the glue and pin route and repair the stock and that is if you could do the work yourself. But it is your money and if spending money on it is not an issue, then go at it. But it is roughly a $250.00-$300.00 gun without the cracked stock.

 

[tacfoley]

'T BARKER' - famed gunmaker, almost. As above, Belgian take on Parker shotguns, made by the tens of thousands for the US markets and catalog stores.

See page 303 of the 1902 Sears, Roebuck catalog - prices range from $10.40 to $11.40. The highest price is for a spiffy version with a silver inlay of a gun-dog.

It's a fifty-buck wall hanger that would probably be very dangerous to shoot with its off-the-face breeching, even with low-power BP cartridges.