Manton shotgun

rmbelk · August 9, 2014, 08:38 AM

I have a manton double barrel SxS shotgun and I am needing information on it. manton is engraved in the side and is in larger print than I have previously seen. London is engraved on top of the rib. I took the barrels off and it has british proofmarks with either an SM or WS stamp. I have searched all through the internet and cant find any info on it. any help is greatly appreciated!

jeager106 · August 9, 2014, 08:56 AM

5 seconds on the net got me 10 results on the Joseph Manton firearms.
Here's but one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Manton

rmbelk · August 9, 2014, 09:27 AM

yeah I saw that too. doesn't tell me anything about my gun though.. thanks for the help.

Jim Watson · August 9, 2014, 09:49 AM

Is it really truly marked "manton"?
Not Joseph Manton or John Manton or J Manton or John Manton and Son or J Manton and Co or even Manton?

And just "London" with no street number?

Got pictures?

rmbelk · August 9, 2014, 10:10 AM

here are some pics.. if they upload that is. im not that tech saavy

Jim Watson · August 9, 2014, 10:43 AM

I have been Googling around for you and conclude that it may be an entry level gun made by John Manton's heirs. They were marked Manton or J Manton & Co.
Made sometime between John's death in 1835 and 1876.

The high grade guns were branded John Manton and Son.

(A gun marked simply J Manton is likely a knockoff, capitalizing on the names of the brothers John and Joseph Manton.)

rmbelk · August 9, 2014, 11:06 AM

any idea of value? I noticed there is a wide range of pricing on these guns. anywhere from $50-$25,000.

August 9, 2014, 08:38 AM	#1
rmbelk Junior Member Join Date: August 2, 2014 Posts: 4	Manton shotgun I have a manton double barrel SxS shotgun and I am needing information on it. manton is engraved in the side and is in larger print than I have previously seen. London is engraved on top of the rib. I took the barrels off and it has british proofmarks with either an SM or WS stamp. I have searched all through the internet and cant find any info on it. any help is greatly appreciated!

August 9, 2014, 08:56 AM	#2
jeager106 Junior member Join Date: November 24, 2006 Location: N.E. Oh. Posts: 527	5 seconds on the net got me 10 results on the Joseph Manton firearms. Here's but one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Manton

August 9, 2014, 09:27 AM	#3
rmbelk Junior Member Join Date: August 2, 2014 Posts: 4	yeah I saw that too. doesn't tell me anything about my gun though.. thanks for the help.

August 9, 2014, 09:49 AM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,541	Is it really truly marked "manton"? Not Joseph Manton or John Manton or J Manton or John Manton and Son or J Manton and Co or even Manton? And just "London" with no street number? Got pictures?

August 9, 2014, 10:43 AM	#6
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,541	I have been Googling around for you and conclude that it may be an entry level gun made by John Manton's heirs. They were marked Manton or J Manton & Co. Made sometime between John's death in 1835 and 1876. The high grade guns were branded John Manton and Son. (A gun marked simply J Manton is likely a knockoff, capitalizing on the names of the brothers John and Joseph Manton.)

August 9, 2014, 11:06 AM	#7
rmbelk Junior Member Join Date: August 2, 2014 Posts: 4	any idea of value? I noticed there is a wide range of pricing on these guns. anywhere from $50-$25,000.