scboz,

Welcome to the forum.

I suspect The NE Gun Company is a hardware store brand made by one of the existing low end gun makers at the time it was made.

I don't recommend spending any money fixing its problems. And when fixed, or even before, it doesn't look like it would be safe to shoot. To be sure, have a competent gun smith check it out.

Hope you'll get some other comments.

Jolly

 

That is a decent lookin old shot gun. I cant tell ya who made it but I can tell ya that is prolly made around 1940 or so. Mabbe be a Sears special or something like that. The gun may be of the Stevens family. The sad thing is that these guns hold very little value. Also there are few who even do anything with them for that reason. Me personally I like em. I have a couple ole break guns floatin around. I wouldnt do much with the finish on the shot gun, for instance reblueing. As far as the stock and foregrip is concerned well, my advice is to hit the gun shows up and see if you run across any to replace them with. I would want them to look weathered just like the body and the barrel. These shot guns may not be worth much but they are good cheap pieces to hang on the wall. As far as shooting it, if its tight when closed and everything fit together like it should, it shouldnt be bad to shoot. I would use low brass shells in it though. Actually haveing a gun smith look at it might not be a bad Idea. I wouldnt want to tell ya to fire it with out actually looking at it in person..

 

Looks a lot like a Crescent or possibly Crescent/Davis gun. They made
"Hardware Store" guns in large quantities. You could have any name
on them you wanted if you ordered enough guns.

I've owned and shot a few of them. They were cheap when new, and
age hasn't done much to increase the value. Have it checked by a
gunsmith before you try to shoot it---a lot of them have had a rough life and
they weren't the best steel/strongest action to begin with.

Good gun to practice your refinishing skills on, no matter if you muck it
up it won't affect the value much.

 

I agree with Jolly Bill and BillM. As a minimum, restoring that gun would mean replacing the buttstock, which would have to be made, or at least fitted, by a custom stockmaker, an expensive proposition. The barrels appear to be solid steel, not Damascus and so may be safe to shoot with low power smokeless shells.

IMHO, I would retire the old gun to a place of honor above the mantel or in the den, and pass it down as is, as an heirloom, not a working gun.

Jim

 

Thanks that is what I thought about the gun. The whole gun is loose and I think that is what he going to do with it. A gun smith told him the same thing. Thanks again for the advice.