Barker Not really much history. It was a brand name used by Sears Roebuck in the early 1900's. They were manufactured by Crescent Arms and possibly a few other US makers, but most were inexpensive Belgian imports. More information contributed by others: • I found from the Illinois State Museum section 'Harvesting the River,' that the T. Realtek high definition audio driver. Barker was sold in 1897 by Sears for $11.97. They're example was seized during the Taylor Mine Wars.

May 13, 2016  T Barker Shotgun Story Diana Carson. Unsubscribe from Diana Carson? Buying guide for older shotguns - Duration: 6:43. Personal Defense and Firearm Education 3,861 views. We are offering a preowned T. BARKER Double Barrel 12 gauge shotgun. This ANTIQUE shotgun features 30” Damascus steel barrels in G for sale.

My question is: Are the laminated barrels safe to shoot modern ammo? • If it has laminated barrels, it was probably proofed for black powder. There are people who shoot these old shotguns, but they load their own shells to 1900 specifications. Using a box of WalMart shells would be like driving your Model T down the Interstate at 75. %DETAILS%%FOLLOWUPS% T. Parker is usually dismissed as 'just another Belgian clunker,' but I am beginning to think that is only because of the similiarity to a brand name (T.

Barker) used by Sears on inexpensive imported shotguns c 1900. A muzzle-loading percussion gun would have been made at least 40 years earlier. It is still probably a very utilitarian (keep the fox out of the henhouse) shotgun that will not attract collectors and is worth whatever a yuppie will pay for a mantle decoration. I can't give you any information except that the type of gun would have been manufactured between the 1830's when the percussion cap was developed and about 1870 when breech loading shotguns had been available for about 10 years. I would be interested in learning any additional information you may find. If it opens to insert a shell, it's not percussion.

It will be one of the inexpensive guns imported around 1900 by the thousands. Not collected unless in like-new condition, no value as a shooter. I've heard that the 'decorator value' has fallen in the last few years, but might bring $150 + from a yuppie with a western theme (a couple of restaurant chains have one hanging in every location). NVulcan: Trade name used by the H. Folsom Arms Company on firearms made for the Edward K. Tryon Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Folsom was a retail/wholesale operation in NYC and the gun would have been manufactured either by Crescent Firearms, Norwich, CT, or by one of several Belgian companies, around 1900. If it is a boxlock with fluid steel barrels, it could be a $200+ shooter (if approved by an experienced gunsmith).

If it has side hammers and damascus barrels, it should be a mantle decoration for $125-$150. %DETAILS%%FOLLOWUPS% This brand name was used by Sears Roebuck on guns manufactured by several manufacturers and may have also been sold by H&D Folsom Sporting Goods, New York. With damascus barrels (and exposed hammers?) it was probably made in Belgium sometime between 1890 and WWI. Vickie - Your date of manufacture can't be determined any closer than Paul's. 'Mint' condition implies 100% NEW without a scratch, scuff, or fingerprint on the gun. If it is really that well preserved, it may attract some collector interest and could possibly be sold for $200-$250. In any lesser condition, it is worth $125-$250 as a mantle decoration.

Shotguns marked 'T BARKER' were sold by various hardware store and catalog stores in c.1880-1910 (or so). They were generally imported from Belgium and distributed by the H&D Folsom Co.

Look for the telltale Belgian proofmark underneath the barrels and on the water table (flat part of the frame where the barrels meet the frame). The proofmark is the letter 'E' over 'LG' in an oval or variant thereof.

These shotguns were designed to be utility shotguns and were low priced when they were new. Nothing has changed today, and their value is strictly whatever somebody will pay to have something hanging on the wall. Under no circumstances should a T BARKER shotgun be fired. The barrel construction is almost certainly a twisted-wire construction and the pressure curve of modern shells (even 'low-brass') can certainly cause the barrels to come apart. We see them listed at auction constantly with price tags from $200-$300, but they never sell. Realistically, that's about $100 high.