Anyone know details on this gun? St. Paul Arms Shotgun

[eph78]

Attached are some pictures, it is from my wife's grandfather that wants to know the value of it. I did some googling but did not see anything.

The hammer cocks but does not lock to allow a trigger pull.

Thanks in advance!!

[Stradawhovious]

Whoever took the scotchbrite to that roll mark should be harshly scolded. I'm curious to know more about it though, and look froward to hearing what those "in the know" have to say.

Also tell your Grandfather I'll give him $50 for it.

[Shipyard]

looks identical in design to the springfield arms co, savage, H&R and another one i got but can't remember the obscure maker (iver johnson i think?) - simple break action 12 ga of the early 1910's to 1930's. not a lot of info out there on them as far as individual makers - they were the cheapest workhorse of the 12 gauges, farm gun mainly sold by the thousands and thousands out of every sears and hardware store in the land.

the springields, sears/roebuck etc i've researched are worth abut $50 - $100. i've bought and sold several as wall hangers due to the age of the steel vs. modern ammo. these were all made/used with paper shotshells from a time long ago past us by... i'd fire it at your own risk.

that's what i got on it. google springfield arms or savage break actoin 12 gauge and you can drum up some info on the basic design.

never seen a st. paul arms. might just be a stamp added to a generic manufacture for sale out of a certain chain or hardware store rather than a makers mark. i know back in the day it wasn't uncommon for sears or other chains to buy guns made my remmington or winchester and have thier own name stamped on them. my grandaddy had a 12 gauge pump from the mid 40's that was a winchester make but stamped sears/roebuck catalog. pretty neat.

[Squib Joe]

Crescent Arms made inexpensive shotguns under least a hundred "regional" or "house brand" trade names for hardware stores across the US in the first quarter of the last century. I believe the St. Paul Arms Co. is one of the trade names for guns made by Crescent to be sold in Minnesota. The gun has very little value, so I'd suggest you hang on to it.

[eph78]

Thank you folks. You have confirmed some of my suspicions on the gun. I will hang on to it. It is a nice part of 12ga history.

[xracer390]

I did some googling but did not see anything.

I think if you google too much you will go blind I just talked to my dad and he says my grandfather had a couple of St. Paul Arms marked guns. Those along with about 6 or 7 other guns were stolen by some dirtbag back in the late 80s. They were all supposed to be mine someday.

[adrabek]

Anyone happen to have anymore info on this gun I too have one that is in pieces and I would like to put it back together but need a schematic. Any help is appreciated. You can email me at adrabek@q.com. Thank you in advance