[Norton]

My dad has an old (35+ years) .410 shotgun that was handed down from my grandfather. It's a pump action and was purchased at Sears and Roebuck and has "Model 21" stamped on it.

Anyone know who the manufacturer could have been and whether it is a decent firearm?

[Jagermeister]

Norton:
Your shotgun was made by High Standard. It is not a high dollar gun, nor does it have a lot of collector value. Guns of that era were pretty good guns. I personaly don't have any knowledge on that model, but for an inexpensive gun they were generally functionable and did the job.

JM

[Norton]

Thanks Jagermeister,

I wasn't holding out too much hope that it was worth a lot of money, but I figured that it did have some ephemeral value as it represented an era when you could go down to the local Sears and Roebuck and get a firearm for a fair price.

Being as it has some family sentimental values, I don't see us ever getting rid of it or even firing it for that matter.

It's in beautiful shape for being as old as it is.

[Red Label]

Don't sell it but by all means go out and shoot that thing. Nothing better for a gun than some use once in awhile. I've got some guns that are almost 100 yrs old and I make sure I go out and "exercise" them.:D

[Norton]

Red,

I'd like nothing more than to shoot the shotgun. I have to soften dad up to the idea, being as it is a family heirloom of sorts he may a little reticent to "exercise" it.

Now that he's shot my USP, maybe he'll want to get in the habit of giving that guna workout too! ;)