"Touch up" before trying to sell?

[B. Dudley]

It is a 12g Trojan. Sale value will not be very high. Apart from a good cleaning, you will never recoup the money spent.

[Bill Anderson]

One picture doesn't show me much, but if you just have surface rust, try rubbing with 0000 steel wool and gun oil. This alone can really make a difference sometimes and you won't get charged for it. It will not hurt the bluing. I use a product called Blue Wonder, thicker than oil and not so messy, often to enhance rusty guns to squeak out more dollars, and it will still be an "honest gun".

Bill

[Joe Lester]

Thank you for your replies. I will look for Blue Wonder.

I have had a few folks tell me it should be worth around $700.

Would you folks agree or disagree with that figure?

Thx again.

Joe

[Bill Anderson]

Check out a 90 day back search on Gunbroker, under the heading "completed items". Compare what similar shotguns to yours sold for or at least what they were listed for. That will give you an approximate starting point.

Bill