Old guns are cool and most have some soul to them. It's even better if you know the history. I like Pre 64 M70's and have owned almost every caliber in both std and fwt. The only one I know the story of is the 375.
If you don't know the story it's fun to walk in the woods or drift off in thought in a deer blind and think of one.

Kevin is right about the 12 gauge Superposed flatlining, but I have a covey of high condition early 12 gauges that were reasonably priced and I am very happy with them. Prewar is good, if in high original condition. My early 20 gauges in mint condition will hold their value and go up in time. I'm not giving up and will still buy a good one at the right price. I recently found a minty first year 28" field choked .410 which is the holy grail in Grade Ones. It will go up in price faster than any of them. Nothing wrong with buying Superposed. You just have to pick and choose and avoid common models and low condition. Don't buy skeet choked guns, whether 12 or 20. Don't buy 26" guns. Don't buy worn out guns. Don't buy Grade 1 Broadway traps. Don't buy guns made after 1966, even 28s and .410s unless they are exceptional custom guns. If I take my own advice, I will be OK and my guns will go up in value. These are great guns and have a place in our collections.

I’ve sold off or traded almost every gun that I owned that didn’t have a story. At this point in my life that’s the frosting on the cake. I think I would like to own an early 20 Superpose Superlight though.

The guy to whom I sold the early superlight is also the owner of this AH 10 gauge.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...ighlight=gauge

Jay I will contact him to see if he's interested in selling the Superlight. I doubt if he has shot more than a box of shells thru it

Me too, Ed. it was loaned to me for four years when I was eight, by a benevolent neighboring landowner here. His grandson has it now, a J C Higgins .410 S X S with "beautifully marbled" Tenite stock and forend. Well .......... I thought it was beautiful at the time.

:) SRH

I like those tenite stocks....I have a 22-410 stevens with this stock...my first gun was a 410 double barrel stevens...wish I still had it traded it to my dad I thought I had out grown the little gun....charkie

Charlie, I thought I wanted to buy a .410 like my first, a few years ago, and went on the search. When I found one and saw what the asking price was.... I CHANGED MY MIND!!

The Tenite stocked doubles were lighter than the walnut stocked models, due to the buttstock being hollow. Never shot a 12 ga., but have been told that dentists love them.......... they will supposedly loosen your fillings very quickly.

Reading through this thread reminds me again that a gun is so much more than wood and metal.

Yup, a mint condition Tenite .410 double is more than a $1000 gun. I sold a nice walnut stocked high condition Stevens side by side .410 off my gun show table five years ago for $950. My handy man recently gave me a Springfield .410 with very little original finish and I am happy as can be to have it.

Indeed they are, something most people don’t understand.