The best way to find the age of a Sandro Lucchini shotgun is to contact them directly.They are located at Sarezzo(Bresica) Italy.You may contact the factory at Armi Italia di Lucchini Sandro,via Petrarca 47,I-25068,Sarezzo,Bresica,Italy.The Fax No:is 011-39-030-89-11573.
Possibly early 1950's. My father had one. I inherited it. That's not to say it may be older tho'.
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A sidelock shotgun is exactly as it sounds. The locks are on the side of the stock instead of inside the action. A box lock has the hammer, sears, springs etc inside the action itself, side locks are primarily separate. They are attached to the action on the back and sides of it in the wood and the hammer, sears springs etc are contained therein. They can be detached without removing the action from the stock.
your model 1897 shotgun was made in 1937.
You did not tell us what MAKE your shotgun is. The two 1895s that come to mind are a lever action Winchester RIFLE, and a Davenport shotgun, which had a prominent release lever right behind the hammer.
if it is the 1878 hammer shotgun made about 1886
It has a visible hammer (or two).
in good shape they sell for about$300 to $500,open hammer pump shotgun
Model 49, 3000 made form 1925 to 1928 only
Depends on what your shotgun is. If you have one of the older hammered shotguns (exposed hammer), you can decock them the same way you would any other firearm with an exposed hammer - you gently lower the hammer with your thumb. If you have a shotgun which doesn't have an exposed hammer, your only feasible way of going about this is to empty the magazine, be especially certain to ensure that the chamber is empty, and pull the trigger.
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Best lef to a gunsmith