Greetings to everyone. I come here hoping to learn.
I just took in a couple of older side by sides on consignment and it is now my job to figure out what they are actually worth.
This is a very high grade J. Specht 16 gauge side by side. I get nervous when I can't find anything on the internet about a gun: It either means the gun is so common as to be beneath notice (or value) or it means it's rare, scarce and someone is really, really anxious to put out a lot of money to get it.
This shotgun has 26 3/4" damascus barrels. It has German and Belgian proof marks, what I have been able to find is that it was common for eastern European craftsmen to buy barrels in the raw from Belgium and then build.
Here are some pictures of the shotgun. Date of manufacture, value, history of J Specht are all things I am looking for.
Any ideas, information, guidance you can share are greatly appreciated.
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