How much is my gun worth?

Question

F. Dumoulin & Co.
.410 Ga.
Double Barrel SidexSide
Model 1905
Checked wood Stock
Old style hammers.
Good Condition.

Cant seem to find much information about it anywhere. Hoping for some help. Thanks!!

Answer 1

Have you tried Gunbroker.com?

Answer 2

What Is My Gun Worth

Answer 3

As a Firearms Appraiser and a Gunsmith, I have some knowledge of your shotgun and some of it's history, as I have sold a few thru my shops in years past...

Your Shotgun was hand fitted and manufactured by two brothers by the name of Henri and Fils Dumoulin,in Herstal, Belgium, in the early 1930's... These brothers were incredibly talented Gunsmiths and most of their work was "custom" and made specifically for the individual customers needs. They built custom SXS Shotguns as well as Custom Mauser Rifles, again each one hand made and fitted.

They did and I believe still do have an agent here in the United States.(See below) No more firearms are being manufactured nor have any been made for many years. The phone number I'm listing is a working number , but no one picked up when I called a few minutes ago. The address information is good and you can write them for additional information on your shotgun...

New England Arms Company
Lawrence Lane
Kittery Point, Maine 03905 [phone]

FYI ....The last F. Dumoulin & Company Double 410 gauge Hammer gun my company sold was valued at $2400,(It was an Estate Firearm) and was actually sold for $2925 at auction in the Fall of 2000.The least expensive one I have ever seen was valued at $900-$1000... I hope this helps. If you were to make digital photographs available, an appraised value might be possible.

Answer 4

F. Dumoulin & Co were around from about 1894 to 1930 or so. It was a Belgium company and produced some beautiful work. I had seen a 12ga for sale sometime ago going for $3,500.00, but that was in fine condition.
As a guess I would say yours may get $600.00-$700.00.
Information is scares on the company but you might try the links below.

Answer 5

Well, you've heard a lot of junk.....now here's the truth:

Btw, everyone (you know who you are) be sure to copy this down so you can repeat it and take credit for it next week as your own.

F. Dumoulin & Co was a Belgian company that produced cheaper working man's shotguns very similar to and on a par with Folsom/Crescent etc here in the US. They were NOT "hand fitted" as someone said, nor were they special made for customers. You can look at your weapon and easily see that that was bull. Does that look "hand made" quality to you?

They made a lot of store branded weapons that sold here in the US from about 1900-1930....H.J Sterling, W.H. Hamilton, Stanley Arms, Henry Arms (imported and sold by Crescent), Sam Holt Arms (Sears Roebuck) were a few of their store brands.

"Dumoulin" is a name that a lot of amateurs get wrong. It's sort of like "Rogers" in terms of silverware. There were a few Rogers sets that were sterling and those command a pretty penny....but anyone that buys Rogers based on those few valuable examples is a poser in the worst sense of the word. Rogers, like Dumoulin, more often than not meant silverplated working man's quality with a big sounding name.

Btw, F. Dumoulin & Co closed their doors in 1930....they couldn't be making hand made shotguns in the early 40's.

Value-wise, your gun, if it were a common 12ga, would top out at around $140-150. .410's, though, are a collectible that a lot of folks want. If you frequent the auctions, you quickly see that .410's can average approx four times as much as a base 12....so yours, in good condition and no abuse, would top out at around $500-600.

So many "experts"....

Answer 6

Try The Bluebook of Gun Values by S.P. Fjestad. Your local library should have a copy. Much of the value of the gun is dependent upon its true condition, its quality and whether it is of collector value. All of the Dumoulin shotguns listed in my copy of The Blue Book are rather valuable. The Leige Juxtaposed has a listed value of $2,300 for one in poor condition to $5,300 for one in like new condition. If you are fortunate enough for yours to be the Etendart Juxtaposed model, it runs from a low of $7,000 to as much as $14,400. The book also lists shotguns made by Dumoulin, Henri & Fils. These were custom made shotguns and they say that you have to contact the importer for a price quotation. Those sound VERY expensive. There may have been other Dumoulin shotguns but these are the only ones listed in my copy of The Blue Book. I sure hope yours is one of these expensive Dumoulin shotguns.

Answer 7

Sorry, I thought I new my guns but I have never heard of yours. You need to find a gun show in your area and take the gun. Talk to a lot of shotgun people to be sure to get the right info. Good luck.

Answer 8

Sounds like a keeper to me.* I would not sell it.* It will only become more valuable.*

Answer 9

10 CENTS