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[Dean Romig]

Insurance value would be about $3k which is higher than its actual retail value.





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[Researcher]

Harold thanks. My grandfather bought it the 30's in the same condition as you see it.

If Grandpa bought it in the 1930s in "the same condition as you see it" he certainly didn't hunt with it.

The serial number chronology shows it to be from 1881.

[Harold Pickens]

You could probably get the Twist pattern restored for around 4-5 hundred dollars. Look at the Damascus steel forum for examples, they look beautiful. But, hey, you could just shoot it the way it is, no problem, no rush. Just shoot appropriate shells thru it. I have come to really enjoy shooting hammer guns at both clays and over my setters. I would get a letter, frame it, and put it in my gun room, were it my family gun.

[Mike Franzen]

Leave it just like granddaddy found it. It’s beautiful and I think you will get more enjoyment out of it that way. I would get the barrels checked by a competent gun smith. Hot bluing double barrel guns can cause issues.