T Barker Shotgun Serial Numbers

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Barker Side by Side Double Barrel Double hammer 12 gauge shotgun, Serial Number: - VanDerBrink Auctions bring you this oldie. The gun says T. Barker and with other engraving on the receiver. It is a Side by Side Double Barrel 12 gauge shotgun. Cortex dmix 600 software update It appears to have Damascus barrels. Extreme makeover home edition season 9 torrent. There is some rust on the top of the barrels.

I'm sorry Tom, but your gun is a lower quality Belgian made Tradename gun and in no way connected to Parker Brothers of Meriden, Conn. Tens of thousands of similar guns were imported between the 1890s and beginning of World War I, and were engraved with the name of a well recognized maker in the hope of confusing the purchaser. Other examples include the Sam Holt, W. Richards, and T. Barker and images may be seen here As a family legacy it is of course priceless; as a sporting arms it has very little value and you should not attempt to shoot the gun with ANY load.

I have an oxford arms 12 ga that was my grandfathers after many years of looking the only info i have come up with is that the guns were produced by the crescent for belknap hardware company in louisville KY around the early 1900's the only values ive seen were in the $300-$400 range and it seems as though the hammerless versions were worth more(with steel barrels rather than damascus)the crescent fire arms company was in norwich conn. Around 1892 and was purchased by h & d folsom in 1893 and asorbed by Stevens arms & tool in 1926.if anyone else knows anything about these guns i'd like to know as there seems to be little info or history available. Hundreds of thousands of similar guns were imported from Belgiumc. Most were marked with trade names instead of themanufacturer's name. There is very little collector interest inthese, so there has been little research into their origins.

Manyof the names have been documented to a US reta iler orimporter/wholesaler but very few of the makers have beenidentified. The laminated barrels were intended for black powdershells and modern ammunition should not be used. Although it may bepriceless as a family heirloom, the usual market value is about$125-$150 as a mantle decoration.