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i own a 12 gauge side by side springfield ,age rarity & value?

it is in great condition. there is no serial # or model #.it is stamped (spingfield arms company chicopee falls,mass.,usa,pat apr 20,1915) when you break the barrel it is stamped tb0015. i can't find a gun similar on any auction page. please if you could give me the age,rarity & value

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1. I would have to see it first, take it to a gun shop


2. Springfield was the trade name used by the J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co. which was located in Chicopee Falls, Mass. The company began in 1864 as the J. Stevens and Company.

   In 1888 it was incorporated as the J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co. It operated under this name until 1920 when it was acquired by the Savage Arms Co.

   I don't find any specific info for a Stevens double of that age, but maybe you can search the auctions under Stevens to find something similar.



3. Most of the Springfield side by sides I've seen are the same as the Stevens 315, or 511 (about the same as the Savage 311).

   From the Blue Book:

   MODEL 315 SxS

   - 12, 16, 20 ga., or .410 bore, DT, extractors, hammerless, case colored frame, walnut stock and forearm, model identification is on top lever, this model also was mfg. under various trade names, including Riverside and Springfield.

   Does it look similar to any of the guns below? I tried to add links to ones that have multiple pics so you have more views to see.

   http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=94539008

   http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=93991778

   http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=94367038

   http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=94447229



4. you can go to

   http://www.springfieldarmory.com

   you can put the serial number of the gun and they can give atleast some info