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You will really like it James if you know it already fits you. My 20 gauge Superposed is a joy to carry. I have trouble with most over/unders. They just don't feel right. Maybe I keep comparing them to a well fitting SxS. Anyhow, my 20 Superposed fits me like a glove.
$1500.00-$2,000.00 would be typical asking price in Canada.
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Canvas back
They did make some superposes in 16 ga,very few
I have had one in my hand
John Boyd
John Boyd
Quality Arms Inc
Houston, TX
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I have found that very well preserved 1949>1964 ( 26 1/2”) 20 ga grade I Superposed go for ~ $ 2200>$2500 ( excepting high end dealer pricing)
Attributes that increase the value are:
Original buttplate/ LOP of 14 1/4”
28” barrels ( key mover for price increase)
Field chokes: IC/M
Solid Rib
Lightning Configuration /first available in 1956( lighter/ thinner barrels w/ higher nickel content,& some lightening mods to receiver, buttstock, fore end )
Original Tolex case
I would expect to pay in excess of $ 4500 with all the options above , but without the case , I would think $ 3750- $4000 depending on condition.
These are great bird guns.
Best Regards,
JBP
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Canvas back
They did make some superposes in 16 ga,very few
I have had one in my hand
John Boyd John I had heard they made two. If that's the case, and I found one, I don't think I should use it as a back up shooter when my SxS's aren't up for the day. Haha! That's a rare gun you held. Would love to see/hold one.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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I have found that very well preserved 1949>1964 ( 26 1/2”) 20 ga grade I Superposed go for ~ $ 2200>$2500 ( excepting high end dealer pricing)
Attributes that increase the value are:
Original buttplate/ LOP of 14 1/4”
28” barrels ( key mover for price increase)
Field chokes: IC/M
Solid Rib
Lightning Configuration /first available in 1956( lighter/ thinner barrels w/ higher nickel content,& some lightening mods to receiver, buttstock, fore end )
Original Tolex case
I would expect to pay in excess of $ 4500 with all the options above , but without the case , I would think $ 3750- $4000 depending on condition.
These are great bird guns.
Best Regards,
JBP
A bit of a premium also for the earlier guns with the blued trigger over the later gold trigger.
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Careful. The superposed basically put me of sxs's. I like mine so much I've decided I "need" the express rifle version. I think it would be near perfect for stalking elk in the dark timber.
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I have found that very well preserved 1949>1964 ( 26 1/2”) 20 ga grade I Superposed go for ~ $ 2200>$2500 ( excepting high end dealer pricing)
Attributes that increase the value are:
Original buttplate/ LOP of 14 1/4”
28” barrels ( key mover for price increase)
Field chokes: IC/M
Solid Rib
Lightning Configuration /first available in 1956( lighter/ thinner barrels w/ higher nickel content,& some lightening mods to receiver, buttstock, fore end )
Original Tolex case
I would expect to pay in excess of $ 4500 with all the options above , but without the case , I would think $ 3750- $4000 depending on condition.
These are great bird guns.
Best Regards,
JBP
No case.....had one and traded it away a while ago. The gun I'm looking at has most of those attributes except for the 28" barrels. Original buttplate and LOP Field chokes of IC & M Blued Trigger Solid Rib How do you tell if it is a Lightning??
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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Careful. The superposed basically put me of sxs's. I like mine so much I've decided I "need" the express rifle version. I think it would be near perfect for stalking elk in the dark timber. Wash your mouth out with soap!!!! 
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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From what I have read the rifles are very poorly regulated.
I had a nice little Browning 20 bore Superposed Grade I with knock out wood years ago. I was not a very educated shotgunner at the time and just could not hit a barn with that gun. Sold it off years ago but have always wondered if I might shoot one a bit better now days. The gun was way short for me and had very tight chokes. Also the last O/U I have owned.
Steve
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A few years ago, a very early Super 20, solid rib, 28" barrels, field chokes, very high condition, original horn butt, was offered for sale at Winter Vegas and discussed here. I believe it was offered for sale at $7000 or so and probably sold. I have the identical gun in Tolex, #605, unfired condition, that I wouldn't think of letting go for $7000. I also have an A-1 20, straight grip, original butt, solid rib, 26 1/2", unfired in the box, made in 1953 and not out of the box since. The only thing that keeps that gun from the $6,000 or higher range is the 26 1/2" barrels which is a detraction. On the other hand, I consigned a brand new early fifties 20, all original, vent rib, 26 1/2", to an auction a year ago and it brought about $1500, about $2500 less than its true value. The vent rib and short barrels detracted from its value a bit, but obviously, there was no one at the auction who would have noticed. These are wonderful guns, but not everyone knows that.
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