Depending on grade 30 day sale period $2,000 $3,800 They are all pretty much tooth picks. 12 gauage are around 6 lbs. or under
You have a few rather sweeping generalizations going here, don't 'cha think? To wit, the R16 magnum 12 that was my demonstrator gun for a decade was about 7 3/4 lbs. I also custom ordered a 20 gauge gun that was not to weigh less than 7 lbs, per the customer, and it didn't.
Most people didn't spec them heavy, but, a few did.
The prices you list above wouldn't include 20 or 28 gauge guns, of any grade, by the importers who were involved during the Bruchet era, or anything pre-war. Darne production quality varied from superb to so-so, depending on the era one is speaking of. Anything that has been in production from the 1880s, until, say, now, will have some variations in quality. Are you trying to tell us that a post WWII Halifax 28 gauge would be worth $2000, and a Bruchet VHS, in 28 gauge, engraved in the style of "fond crux" with platinum and gold inlay, would be worth $3800?
The last 28 gauge Halifax I heard of went for $4000.
I imported the guns for a decade, and just based on the original question and the information posted, I couldn't hazard a guess to the answer of value.
How can you?
Best,
Ted
