Store brand, inexpensive, utility grade, 50-100 worth.
to the right person about 1000 .
You have a Marlin model 1896 slide action shotgun, however, it is a Blackpowder shotgun and you will need brass hulls.
Value seldom exceeds 100 USD
If it is marked Powhatan Arms Co, Richmond, VA, it was manufactured by Crescent Fire Arms (1893-1930). If it is marked Powhatan Pat. Aug. 11, 1896, it was made by W H Davenport Arms (1891-1910).
Have you tried the Internet?
If it is marked only Blue Grass, not Blue Grass Model 1900 or Bluegrass Arms Co, and is a hammer double, it was made by Hopkins & Allen Arms, 1896 to 1915, according to Vorisek's Shotgun Markings.
The W.H. Davenport Firearms Company of Norwich CT were makers of single shot shotguns from 1881 to 1900. Acme was one of Davenport's brand names. These were not expensive guns when new, and depending on condition would be worth $60-$90 now.
Eugene Grossman was born on January 19, 1896, in Davenport, Iowa, USA.
1896
Abram Model was born in 1896.
If that date could be 1896 instead of 1898, the gun was made by WH Davenport Arms Co, 1891-1910. The Perfection name would have been selected by a retailer. Value will be something less than $100. How much less will depend on the gun's condition and originality.
1896.