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Please help identify antique guns

thewozama

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Good morning. I have attached photos of 4 guns that were inherited from the death of a family member. I am not sure what they are, history behind them, worth, etc.. Can anyone help me identify any of these, please?
 

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A double barreled shotgun with no identifying marks visible. Probably from somewhere in Europe.
Something with an 1858 Tower (English) cap lock. Might be a .577 rifle musket as bought by both sides in the Civil War.
A Japanese Type 99 Arisaka 7.7mm; typical end of war surrender with the "Mum" insignia ground off so as to not embarrass the emperor.
A Stevens Tip-Up single shot made in the late 19th.
 
True, the barrel flats and action "water table" of a European shotgun will have proof marks that will identify the country and maybe the period and the manufacturer.
I have seen shotguns with a maker or distributor name on the top rib.
 
There are words stamped on the tops of the breech ends of the barrels. If you could post clear, close-up photos of those, it might help.
 
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