Value on this old Browning Trombone?

[greyman441]

I picked this old gun up at the gunshow a couple weeks back and would like to know what the value is on it. I have done some research and there is very mixed prices on these guns so its hard to get a value.

 

[motoman]

Nice gun I have been thinking about one of these I would say because pumps are harder to find I would say between $250 and 350

 

[*lawrence]

I would say motoman's assessment is correct. Prices in the USA are much higher due to their being so few available and of much later in the production plus a very small amount (3200?) imported quite late.

 

[gunsaholic]

Has the barrel been reblued on it?

 

[greyman441]

I think it may have been completly reblued before. I bought it as a shooter but later realized it may have been reblued.

 

[*lawrence]

It looks original to me, usually a dead give away if its been blued is that the pump rails have been blued also; most gunsmiths forget to polish the rails after bluing. Another way to tell is if the lettering, proof marks and inspector marks look 'smeared' from the polishing that occurs during the rebluing process.