I'm familiar with the less-expensive "Silver Hawk" series but not the "Silver Eagle." Can you describe it more: sidelock or boxlock, guage and barrel length, rib type, single or double triggers, ejectors or plain extractors, straight grip or pistol grip stock, overall condition (is it broken or functioning; how much bluing remains, how is the receiver finished, etc.)?
Pictures would help a lot (but I can't do them myself so don't press others for them....). Does it have an importer's name on the barrels? And if you can tell or show us the markings on the water table of the receiver, we should be able to tell you when it was made.
I have two of the less expensive "Silver Hawks," in excellent condition (and have owned several others), one a 26" 20 guage magnum and the other a 30" 12 magnum. They were imported by Sloans back in the 1960s and I paid $350 for the 12 back in 1982 and $650 for the 20 last week. So you can see they aren't exactly "best" doubles. But they DO kill birds. Even if yours is "just an upgraded 'Silver Hawk'," it's a nice shotgun, IMO.
Last edited by Mike A.; 10/29/12 10:37 PM.
