Hey firing line, read some on your sight about white powder wonder 16 ga. single shot shotgun and did some research and found that it sold for $5.00 in 1901 sears roebuck& co. catalog J. Stevens was maker. My dad aquired his from an old lady he did work for and she said her grandpa was a trapper and carried it with him always. We use ours. We shoot it with confidence. we don't hang guns on walls.