Hi all! My name is Valentin, I live in Austria and on my search for information on my gun, I found this forum. I hope this is the right forum for that.
To describe the shotgun with a few words: It is a 19th century, Lefaucheux-system, double damascus steel barrel shotgun. 16ga. bore. The hammers are blued, the barrels have a tobacco colored plating. On top, between the barrels, it reads "Gastinne Renette arq. de l'Empereur a Paris. Brevet Westley Richards". Brevet Westley Richards is French for "Westley Richards patented". Below, a few pictures. I am interested in any information on this gun and an estimated value. Should I have it restored? It is in good overall conditon, so maybe it is not necessary and affects the value?
Thanks,
Valentin
To describe the shotgun with a few words: It is a 19th century, Lefaucheux-system, double damascus steel barrel shotgun. 16ga. bore. The hammers are blued, the barrels have a tobacco colored plating. On top, between the barrels, it reads "Gastinne Renette arq. de l'Empereur a Paris. Brevet Westley Richards". Brevet Westley Richards is French for "Westley Richards patented". Below, a few pictures. I am interested in any information on this gun and an estimated value. Should I have it restored? It is in good overall conditon, so maybe it is not necessary and affects the value?
Thanks,
Valentin