Value of an O/U 20 gauge
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You need to provide more information - actual choke dimensions, length of pull, barrel length, weight. Spanish proof marks will tell you actual choke dimensions, date of manufacture, weight of barrels etc.
Appears to be in very good condition but you need to go over the gun and report any marks on it, blueing condition, bore condition, muzzles, rib marks, etc.
I would venture a value around $650 to $750 if everything is in excellent condition and working as it should.
Appears to be in very good condition but you need to go over the gun and report any marks on it, blueing condition, bore condition, muzzles, rib marks, etc.
I would venture a value around $650 to $750 if everything is in excellent condition and working as it should.
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$500.00 is about right if you want to move it in a reasonable amount of time. Anymore than that and it may take you awhile although being 20 gauge might help. Problem is, the higher the price the more likely it is that someone will just buy a Yildiz or CZ that have choke tubes and available parts before they will spend the money on an obscure older Spanish gun.
I have seen reference to two US importers of Felix Sarasqueta shotguns. Felix Sarasqueta was trading on the more famous name of Victor Sarasqueta which was the largest Eibar gunmaker in the late 1970s. Felix was selling low to medium quality guns. J.J. Sarasqueta was the other lower to modest quality gunmaker using the name.
In the early 80s recession there was a bloodbath of bankruptcies in Eibar gunmakers. The imminent collapse of Victor Sarasqueta was one of the key factors leading to the creation of the ill formed and short-lived Diarm Collective of Spanish gunmakers.
The gun in question might well be a competent and useful over/under 20 gauge, but it is certainly an orphan, which if broken, would require making parts. This fact dictates a modest price.
I think it is fair to say that there are lovers of Spanish guns, and those who have nothing good to say about them.
The usual admonition with Spanish guns is "buy the gun, not the gunmaker".
In the early 80s recession there was a bloodbath of bankruptcies in Eibar gunmakers. The imminent collapse of Victor Sarasqueta was one of the key factors leading to the creation of the ill formed and short-lived Diarm Collective of Spanish gunmakers.
The gun in question might well be a competent and useful over/under 20 gauge, but it is certainly an orphan, which if broken, would require making parts. This fact dictates a modest price.
I think it is fair to say that there are lovers of Spanish guns, and those who have nothing good to say about them.
The usual admonition with Spanish guns is "buy the gun, not the gunmaker".
+1. Put me down as a lover of Spanish guns having visited Eibar twice, met with gunmakers and ordered a custom shotgun. The reality is that Spanish guns run a wide range from excellent to not so great and caution is required when buying them.
Ok, I looked at the proof marks and it dates to 1985, the bottom barrel is improved cylinder, the top barrel is modified. I forgot to mention it has a fiber optic front bead. I dont have a scale to weigh it, it does handle and point very nicely and the ejectors are nice, they throw the spent shells over my shoulder. I'll probably try for $500 thanks for your input.
$500 is fair in my opinion.... It's a 20 and not a 12, and for some reason that seems to fetch more..... It's a nice gun, regardless of pedigree......
