Okay, so when I was much, much younger (I'm talking 1984), I picked up a double barrel, exposed hammer, 12 gauge shotgun for $60.00. It was in nice shape, though the barrels are slighted pitted inside. Nice wood, bluing is good, showing some wear. I purchased this with the intent of using it as a wall hanger, which until I sold my soul and got married, that's what it did til about 1998. Since, then its been stuck in an old gun case and hanging around.
I've just recently pulled it out to trade at an upcoming gun show. Started to do a little research to figure a price point, and now I'm thinking crazy money at $700.00 to $800.00.

If anybody knows someone who is into these, I would appreciate the introduction or contact info.

Thanks
John

Pete Mikalajunas is one person very knowledgeable about the Aubrey/Meriden Firearms.
He has a running ser# chart of Aubrey & Meriden SxS shotguns at
Aubrey Meriden Shotgun information and research

Trying to put some sense to the ser#'s and different models they produced.
You'll find a lot of the history of the company at Drew House's 'Picture Trail'. Drew is another Meriden guy and a wealth of info.
PictureTrail: Online Photo Sharing, Social Network, Image Hosting, Online Photo Albums

Somewhere on those websites or on links attached to them you can find contact info for both, or go to DoubleGunShop.com and you can find either of them over there.

The values of the SxS Aubrey/Meridens is generally low when compared to other American made SxS's of the period, but they are starting to gain some notice. They did make some nicely done high grades, one of which I owned for a while before I sold it to Pete. I think there;s still pics of it on the Meriden Firearms website somewhere
Double Barrel Shotguns | Meriden Fire Arms Company.
..along with alot of ID info for checking out which grade gun you have, type of bbl matl, ect from the action flat markings.

I was kind of a Meriden/Aubrey junkie for a while and had several of the SxS's including the one highgrade special order Aubrey engraved by Gough, and a deluxe engraved Model 15 22 pump rifle.
Still have one of their pump action 12ga shotguns w/extra bbl,,not many of those around.
Never had any of their handguns though that I can remember.
Interesting company history. One of those that was swallowed up by the New England=Westinghouse conglomerate during WW1 to make war-time ordnance and never came back to life.

Yes the guns still get shot,,even those with damascus & twist bbls. Appropriate loads of course and an OK from the gun Dr. before use are a necessity.

Well, according to the websites, my gun is an exposed hammer, twist 30" barrel.
Serial number is 7942.

Still wonder what's the price range is?

Depending on condition of course,,

The bbls should be a contrast brown & white or black & white finish,,not a blued finish as on a steel bbl gun.
Many of the damascus,twist and laminate composite bbls have been blued over the years.
Pitting in the bore(s) hurts the value,, but may not effect shootability depending on how deep and where it's located.

The frame was originally color case hardened. Original colors still showing are a plus for value. They wear off with use. Missing colors don't effect the shooter value much.

Stocks on these sidelock guns held up rather well, but are still seen with some cracks around the back edge of the lock plates. Again the better condition,,blah, blah, blah,,,.

Original stock finish on the lower grades was simple shellac in most cases with checkering patterns cut through the finish as is standard in the industry.

A 12ga hammer Aubrey/Meriden SxS can range from less than $100 to around $400 for one in VG condition .
This is for a 'field grade' gun,,no engraving, no special fancy wood or checkering, ect.

There's lots of Meriden/Aubrey (mostly hammerless) guns on GunBroker now at prices of 1K and over,,,but no takers.
They made many grades and most have the grade stamped into the action flats along with the bbl type and length. Higher the number,,higher the grade.

A pristine looking 12ga hammer gun for $1400 IIRC is on there now,,,maybe someone will buy it at that price. It is a beauty.

I see many Meridens, low and medium grades mostly. Most are lacking what collectors would want as far as condition goes so they sit waiting for a buyer who can't live with out it at the listed price which is generally too high.

The Meridens get compared to the common LC Smith very often in both looks and price.
In the latter catagory you ofter hear,,"for that price I can buy a nice LCSmith and have a good investment as well".

Hard to judge your gun w/o seeing and handling it but I would place the value somewhere betw $100 and $400 for a twist steel bbl'd 12ga w/some pitting in the bore(s) and not knowing too much else about the gun as far as originality of finish or mechanics.

Thank You very much for the information.

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Thanks again

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...I have a reproduction 1908 Sears Roebuck catalog...A.J. Aubrey was the supplier of most of Sears shotguns at that time...in all grades...

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Looking at the photo, from photos it is hard to judge finish, but here is what I'm seeing.

There are chips in the wood around the head of the butt stock which have been poorly finished over. Strike one.

Someone ham handed with the a screw driver has been inside it. Strike two

You mentioned pits in the bores...maybe a foul ball or swing and a miss. Sometimes pits can be honed out. Sometimes when you hone things go from okay to really bad.

It appears to have been hot blued at some point which is the kiss of death for a side by sides. Strike three and you're out. Really this is more of a, you lost the game and didn't get to bat. I wouldn't even take a second look if I wanted a shooter.

I suspect the barrels are off face but it just maybe the barrels are a little rounded around the breech face.

From the photos I would guess you were correct when you bought it. It is wall hanger but these days even a wall hanger might bring a few hundred dollars to the right person looking to decorate.

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