26 in brush gun

[Wildwood7372ZFPF3]

Have a chance to acquire a Sterlingworth with 26in barrels from a friend. Serial # 1600xx . Guess about 1938-39 gun. The gun appears to be in ex condition. Bright barrels, lever to the right. The stock and fore end in excellent shape. How rare are the 26 inch barrels? Does $500. sounds like a good price?

[JasonPeck]

26" barrels are not that uncommon.

The only way to know if the barrels are original is to order a factory letter from Savage. The AHFCA does not have records of Sterlingworths, only graded guns.

$500 sound like a good price if the gun is in original condition.

[Researcher]

FWIW in my nearly thirty years of recording observed Sterlingworths, all the guns I've recorded in the 160xxx and 161xxx serial number range have 26-inch barrels except for one two-barrel set which also has a set of 28-inch barrels. Does the gun have a straight grip or a pistol grip?

[FoxintheHenHouse]

26" barrels are not rare at all. Price not bad from your description. If the barrels have chokes left in them that fit your needs and you like what you see, I would not spend $45.00 for a factory letter to find out barrel length.

FoxintheHenHouse

[JasonPeck]

If the gun has an original straight grip, you have a Sterlingworth Skeet & Upland Game Gun:

https://www.foxcollectors.com/fox-gun-g ... pland-game

If the gun has an original pistol grip, you have a Sterlingworth Brush:

https://www.foxcollectors.com/fox-gun-g ... circa-1939

[gunut]

If it has any case color left on the receiver and in the condition you state $500 is a steal.....