Gem Valuation

[daveh]

A tidy Gem with Lanes barrel latch was sold last night at our local house clearance sale for £70+£20 auction charge. Is this about the right price or did I pass-up a little gem of a gun at a good price?
Regards
Daveh

[DCL_dave]

A tidy Gem with Lanes barrel latch was sold last night at our local house clearance sale for £70+£20 auction charge. Is this about the right price or did I pass-up a little gem of a gun at a good price?
Regards
Daveh

Sounds about right if it was tidy...I bought a Theodore Bergmann Gem recently, allowed £50 as part of a joblot, a little bit rough with no original finish but a nice enough little example to have (I think Lanes type barrel latches were adapted from Bergmann Gems??...or atleast the catch is very similar)

[300e man]

Hi can you tell me what the crossed pistols markings on a .25 gem denote,thankyou.

[DCL_dave]

Hi can you tell me what the crossed pistols markings on a .25 gem denote,thankyou.

Probably made sometime between the late 1890s to 1920s, by Flurscheim and Bergman (or just Theodore Bergman), Eisenwerke, Gaggenau, Baden, Germany...got any pics?