Thread: Any antique shotgun people in the know around here?

That gun was made by the Midland Gun Company in Birmingham, a large factory that produced guns in various grades for trade clients with their own names on them. That gun is an example of their plainest d/b hammer gun and would have sold for about 4 Pounds Sterling in 1930. Similar guns were sold in NZ with names like NZ Farmers Co-Op, E Reece & Co, Colonial Ammunition Company, etc. etc. Midland went out of business in the late 1930's. Current NZ value in its present condition is about $100 on a good day. Not very wise to shoot it!

@gundoc cheers for that info. Wall hanger it is. Cheers everyone for your input

My favorite waterfowl shotgun, steel barrels 65mm chambers with 1 oz of bismuth at 1100 fps at about 1/2 of SAMI max pressure. This one happens to be a Husquvarna. If they still lock up tight and aren't pitted too bad it should work fine with low pressure loads. I wouldn't be afraid of a Damascus barreled shotgun if it were in good condition, many fine old English Damascus barreled shotgun go through the proof houses every year and are reproofed for smokeless loads.