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It is a boxlock silver reciever scroll engraving 50% Nice english stock 26" bbls turning brown bores are nice locks up tight. serial # 4734 no case F/F choke
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No one can say unless, a. they can see the gun in person or b. they can see photos.
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What Mike said... Alot is going to depend on age, condition, barrels still in proof, etc.
As a general rule, vintage English small bores will typically be worth more than say a 12 bore of similar configuration because there were never a large quantity of small bores made. Bigger was better back then.
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Wilks is a Brand Value level 2 (BV2) maker's name. The gun sounds like Original Quality grade six (OQ6 = Plain SLNE/2nd quality BLE). Is it an ejector gun? And, it sounds like Current Condition level five (CC5) per the following table.
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Condition Definition
1 Pristine = top one gun of one hundred like guns
2 Limited use - slight finish wear, little shooting
3 Significent use
4 Heavy use, but no abuse
5 Minor repairs needed or restoration accomplished
6 Shootable but needs some repairs and refinishing
7 Shootable but needs repairs or restoration
8 Marginally shootable, significent repairs required soon
9 Unshootable without major repairs/wallhanger
So, BV2-OQ6-CC5 = $2,000 for a 12 gauge SXS of 1890ish to 1960ish vintage at USA retail. The 28 gauge will add a premium of say 1.25 to 1.75 ; the price should fall into the $2,500 to $3,500 range. Post photos and I should be able to narrow down this range. BTW, I imagine it is a 2 1/2" chambered gun.
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Last edited by camotrky; 01/23/09 08:34 AM.
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Camo the link does not work for me.
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I just tried it worked for me. Try going to http://www.canadiangunnutz.com scroll down to shotguns forsale it's about half way down the page. You migth have to join to veiw the site.
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I can get there, but it requires me to log in.
Rocketman, there are so few Brit 28's on the market that it's hard to establish a price. However, from the few I've seen listed, I think you're way low on the smallbore premium--which is even higher on a 28 than it is a 16 or 20. There was also no mention of ejectors, which would make a significant difference.
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I wonder if the fellows in Ottawa force the websites to require a signup to get a line on gun owners? Someone on here must have the Wilkes serial number chart to determine whether this gun is a vintage gun or new manufacture.
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Larry, you are right. I checked the three 28's in the Dec Holt's and Bonham's auctions and gota 2.3 premium on average. just multiply the $ value by 2.3 for the price estimate; $2,000 X 2.3 = $4,600.
Last edited by Rocketman; 01/23/09 11:43 AM.
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