Emil Kerner Shotgun?

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Anyone know anything about these? Someone offered to sell one to my father but we can't seem to find anything on them. Google turns up almost nothing on them, and I found one on gunbroker, and it selling for 2500 but who knows if that's accurate or not. Any information would be appreciated.
 
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When looking
for a price,each one is going to be different-kinda like how much is a old car worth (Pinto or Bentley?). Emil and Ernst, retailed guns from the late 1800's (Emil started in 1887,then Emil and Sohn (his son Emil) in 1913 and all where differnent.

Do you have any pics ? I have seen several 16's S/S and some Drillings, valued between 200- a couple grand-again condition,engraving and what the original gun was built as.

Assuming its a 16 S/S-with a usable barrel length (26 -28) and steel barrels-just guessing as you didn't specify.
Depending on the offering price offered to your father,it should be on face,not to much drop (over 3" was common back in then and not very usable today)pretty high original (key word-if you can't tell then you will pay the price to learn)un molested choke and chambers (again watch out for cut barrels-reamed out chokes/chambers),un buggered screws and engraving un brushed.Lots og those had sling swivels and cheek piece-many people don't like them.
Without seeing pics and a description there is no way to put any value on it.I have several German Austrian guns in my collection that I use and each is different in appeal and value.
Put up some pics and let me see the stamps on the water table of the barrel/and frame.
 
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[pics]

Or, at least, more of a description.

If it's an older European 16, itmay have "short" chambers. You'd either have to modify the gun, or get/make 2 9/16 ammo. If it's been modified already, then you've lost collector value.

If its a toy, that's one thing, if not, and it's a "investment" piece, then it should be evaluated by someone that's cnversant with this type of gun.
 
Its a German Suhl is German.
You really have to check a lot of things in the barrel to be sure it has not been messed with or cut (loose ribs,pits,chamber, choke and for some barrel thickness (most German Austrian are stout enough if not honed-it the english ones you need to measure). Although many chambers where lengthened,its not really necessary you can still fire light loads 2 3/4 in 2 1/2 2 9/16 guns without any problems.Its the pressure of many of those shells you have to be concerned with. Even if the steel will handle it 80-100 year old wood should not be taking a pounding of the normal shells most people use in their shotguns here in the states.

Lots of2 1/2 chamber shells available here in that will fit that gun fine too.I use these;

http://www.rstshells.com/

Polywad also makes a "Vintiger" round (low pressure)

http://www.polywad.com/guide.html#16 Gauge shotgun_shells
 
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Took a while.......

took me a while to get some photos from my pops, but this is what he sent me.
 

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