antique firearms?

Question

I have in my possession or can get, an antique flint lock shot gun about 400 years old probably made in Burma ,complete, Good condition though rusted and not working,, Whats it worth as an antique on the world market

Answer 1

Do not attempt to repair it or clean it or anything. Collectible values on guns GO DOWN if you clean up the rust or refinish the wood.

A 400-year-old flintlock from Burma is probably of Portuguese manufacture.

Answer 2

You are at the outer limits, age wise on flintlocks. Definitely get an on sight appraisal and pay the appraiser what he is worth.

Unless the seller is, virtually giving this away, don't get hasty. By giving it away, I mean less than a hundred bucks. Sight unseen, without an appraisal sounds too easy. Actually sounds like a scam.

Be very careful. Yes, people do get once in a life-time deals, but not as often as people think. Could be a remake, repaired old original, aged after-market etc. I think the price the seller is asking is very important here.

Answer 3

Guns are very hard to appraise without seeing them. Also, you are inquiring about a very specialized area of collecting. Best I can suggest is take this flintlock to a dealer and ask him. That it is not working and has rust will be detrimental to the asking price, but don't change a thing until you've talked to an expert. Sometimes you damage a collectible by trying to 'repair' it. In Houston, TX. I've seen a place called 'Collector's Firearms.' I've seen flintlocks there, but can't remember what they were selling for. Might try to contact them.

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Answer 4

can vary greatly. Get some photos of it and start posting on the bigger gun forums. Most will have a section for muzzle loaders. Try www.accuratereloading.com (25,000 members)
www.muzzleloaderforum.com (9000 members and re enactors)
www.shotgunworld.com - largest shotgun forum in the world.

Also do a web search for the website and email of Alan Vaisham at green river, south Australia. He is an expert on the old stuff and builds replicas.
As does John Shorb at www.octobercountry.com

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Quite a bit! Anywhera between $600 and $9000

Answer 7

go to www.gunbroker.com and look for similar gun to get an idea of price