last pat. was 1878 breaks to the left & brakes side ways not down.domaskin barrel,with some inlay,left barrel is the first trigger.any inforamation would be appreatide
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December 30th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
AMERICAN ARMS CO.
Previous manufacturer located in Boston, MA from 1870-1901 and Milwaukee, WI. from 1893-1904. American Arms Co. was acquired by Marlin in 1901.
December 30th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Hi,
I happens to be a former gunsmith and I got interested in your question.
Your shotgun appears to be one of numerous copies of fine and high quality guns made by Ansley H. Fox. However, the date and model of your shotgun doesn’t seem to match those manufactured by this famous gunsmith.
Ansley H. Fox shotguns were known as "The Finest Shotguns In The World". They were manufactured in Philadelphia from 1905 to the early 1930′s.
Not in 1878!
So, there is something that confuses me at some point with the date 1878 in one hand; and the name Ansley H. Fox on the other. I don’t have any explanation to provide you with at this point.
From roughly 1880 to 1930, there were several manufacturers and importers in this country that supplied double-barreled shotguns to anyone who would order them. They not only made them under their own name but for dozens and dozens of hardware wholesalers, hardware stores, mail-order catalogs, sporting goods stores and many other retail and wholesale gun dealers, each engraved or stamped with their individual trade name or names (such as A. & M. Arms Co.).
Add to this various grades, and suddenly there are vast numbers of essentially the same shotgun, all with different names engraved on them. Made largely with Damascus, twist or laminated-steel barrels, virtually none are safe to shoot as they are.
Damascus (not domaskin) or twist-steel barrels are made by layering alternate strips of steel and iron then welding them together. The strips are then twisted until they resembled a screw, three of these wound strips are then welded together, wound around a steel mandrel, then welded and hammered into a barrel tube. This way to manufacture barrels was rather common during the late XIXth century.
As much fun as shooting these guns is, safety is the prime consideration, and one should never, ever consider shooting a Damascus, twist or laminated-steel barreled shotgun without first having it inspected by a truly competent gunsmith.
Two interesting facts are that it is in 10 gauge, and that it breaks sideway, which is quite rare.
In the light of all this, I find myself unable unable to tell you more about the possible value of this gun. But it is not a common gun, anyways, owing to its mechanism.