help with value on older guns

[WA hunter14]

yea my dad will be, im just waiting to get values on them all and then post them all at the same time. unless your interested in one now? 

[WA hunter14]

and thank you to CP for the info!

[CP]

You’re welcomed.  If you want to date the browning you can match its serial number here:

http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=13

I’m guessing it’s a WII era “American Browning” made in New York and distributed from St. Louis.  You can determine the choke by looking for *s on the left side of the barrel:

'*' designates full choke (F).
'*-' designates improved modified choke (IM).
'**' designates modified choke (M).
'**-' designates improved cylinder choke (IC).
'**$' designates skeet (SK).
'***' designates cylinder bore (CYL)

[WA hunter14]

you know anything about that japanese gun the unmodified one or the luger?

[Heredoggydoggy]

Japanese rifle i know nothing about, any information on it would be awesome specially cal an value

The Japanese rifle is an Arisaka, cal. 7.7 Jap.  I have one just like it that an uncle brought back from WW II when he was in the navy.  An interesting note, and one to be cautious of, is that the Japanese produced 3 types of 7.7 ammo--the type used in aircraft mounted guns, the type used in land based army machine guns, and the type used in the bolt action rifles.  Only the rifle ammo is safe to shoot in a rifle.  Google "Arisaka" and there is a wealth of info on them, arsenals, production runs, etc.  Unmodified guns are in demand for collectors, so it might be worth quite a bit to the right person.

[WA hunter14]

thanks great info! where would you recomend trying to sell it? or where to advertise it so collecters could see it?

[Heredoggydoggy]

It would probably get the most eyeballs on Gunbroker.com.  One other thing I forgot to mention:  If the Chrysanthemum on the receiver is intact, it will be especially desirable.  As part of the surrender agreement, all captured guns had to have the Chrysanthemum removed, as it was the emperor's emblem, and was not to be posessed by the enemy.  My uncle had to grind it off of mine to be able to keep it.  Any rifle with the Chrysanthemum intact was a pre-surrender capture.

[WA hunter14]

alright thanks im just gonna post it on here, how much more valuable would it be with the chrysanthemum intact?

[brokenvet]

St Louis,  That is a Remington made A5 for Browning.  It should have "B" in front of the serial number and they were made between 1940 to 1946. 

My guess $300.

browning is made in st louis missouri and is light twelve

[Heredoggydoggy]

alright thanks im just gonna post it on here, how much more valuable would it be with the chrysanthemum intact?

Don't know.  I just keep mine out of sentimental value.  An annual book called Blue Book of Gun Values gives general values of most guns in existence.

The Luger is probably the most valuable.  They were produced from 1908 through the early part of WW II, and phased out of the German military in favor of the Walther P-38.  If it has Nazi proof stamps, small Eagles with swastikas in their claws, it's a WW II issue.  If not, it's earlier.  As always, value is whatever someone is willing to pay.  This economy is not a good time to try to get top dollar for anything, sad to say...