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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Daniel on June 22, 2016, 10:13:19 PM

Title: double flintlock 14 ga
Post by: Daniel on June 22, 2016, 10:13:19 PM

  In a shop by me today I saw a Belgium proofed 14 ga double flint fowler. Over all great condition.
Locks crisp and Damascus twist barrels. What might that be worth ?

Title: Re: double flintlock 14 ga
Post by: JV Puleo on June 22, 2016, 10:41:51 PM

It is all a matter of quality even more than condition... Belgian doubles, flintlocks included, can be anything from superb to wretched. They were still making them with over-the-top decoration, of poor quality, at the beginning of the 20th century for the Afrrican and middle eastern trade.

Title: Re: double flintlock 14 ga
Post by: wet willy on June 22, 2016, 11:33:46 PM

Maybe $20 .... or maybe $200,000 ...  or somewhere in between. Detailed, crisp, sharp images will help.

Impossible to determine worth with your somewhat limited description.

If the "shop" you reference is a pawn shop in a small town, likely the lower. If the "shop" is in LA  or Dallas & specializing in firearms, maybe more to the mid-range. If the "shop" is in London, specializing in antique arms, likely upper range.