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  • Blckhrn
    You have guns.
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  • Blckhrn
    Traci -

    See this link. <http://www.{elsewhere}/977004339/Guns/Shotguns/Double-Shotguns/English/WEBLEY_SCOTT_12_BORE_SPORTING_GUN.htm&gt; (Edited... Guess I can't link to "Firearms" America - sometimes called "Guns" because of the nanny software , so I guess you'll never be able to use the reference.[}:)])

    I believe it more or less confirms my opinion on your W&S double and will give you a fair idea of the price the piece will go for. (Remember that the 16ga is somewhat of a demerit.)

    The A&F stamping will not detract from overall value in a good shooter... Which this is. It, however, does make the piece a gun made for the trade. Not a bad thing since this is not a collector's item.

    One previous post is somewhat misleading I believe. A refinish or reblue is of little importance as far as the value of a good shooter. While value might increase slightly, the cost will always exceed the increase in total value. Only had the gun been returned to W&S for a total rebuild (documented) would the value really take a jump. Again, I suspect the cost would exceed value.

    And so my opinion stands. The gun will go for a low of $600 and a high of $900. Obviously I hope that you'll find someone in the right place at the right time and that you'll do better.

    Still, as a disinterested party I must be realistic. I know this is a good shotgun, but I also know there are other good shotguns out there. This piece has straight-grained wood, shows use, and is not overly endowed with the things that add a lot of value to a shotgun. In other words a fine field gun, but nothing more.

    Please don't be offended by my critique as I hope that I'm much too much a pessimist. I love fine shotguns and know a bit about them. As I said in a previous post, while your W&S is a good shotgun I'd pay more for a nice L.C. Smith, a good Baker, or an Ithaca double... Not their cheaper Lefever line. Same with L.C. Smith. I'd buy the Smith but avoid the Hunter even though I know it to be a good gun.

    I wish you the best in your venture. Double shotguns are a science unto themelves. There are wallhangers, shooters, and true collectibles. Within each category the values go to the extreme both high and low.

    Look at the Winchester 21. At any distance it's hard to distinguish from a Stevens or Hunter boxlock, BUT WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Go figure.

    Best,
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  • Blckhrn
    Re: http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=635199

    What was the mystery Christmas gift ???

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    [;)][:D][:p]
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  • Blckhrn
    Kasey whatta you got goin up for this week ?
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  • Blckhrn
    Do you ever get weird requests or questions from customers? Last year I sold one of the four barreled .357 mag pistols on the auction side. I had a dude from London UK send half a dozen emails wanting to buy the gun even after me explaining I would not ship the gun to England. He wanted to know if he could buy the gun and me keep it for him so he could visit it here. Have you had any guns come in loaded? We have. The customer happened to be at the shop when I opened the package. It was a "new" 22 auto rifle which had clearly been fired quite a bit. When I checked the chamber a round ejected and several more were in the mag. We had a doctor move to NC from NY and had twenty guns including twelve handguns shipped to us. When he came in to pick them up he could not understand whe he needed ID and permits to pick up his guns. Kept saying he was a doctor from NY. like that was some kind of exemption. It took almost a year before he finally picked up all of his stuff. But you have some doozies too.
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  • Blckhrn
    Was there not a 5mm rifle you were going to put up????? Don
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  • Blckhrn
    You have mail.
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  • Blckhrn
    Re GB 77607071 Eddystone rifle. I can't seem to get an email to go out today but I got the rifle yesterday and love it. Feedback has been left. Thanks, I love it. Tom



    PSST About those scratches that were not in the photos.......Just had to do it!
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  • Blckhrn
    How'd you like to take this goose hunting?

    http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1746262
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  • Blckhrn
    Hey Kasey...got a bunch of guns to sell. Sent you an email through the forum...no joy.

    If you could please send me your email at twarren@rapidnet.com I will get back to you with some details.
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  • Blckhrn
    I recieved the gifts today. They are VERY nice. They will replace what I am currently using. The glasses fit me perfectly. Thanks so much!!!
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  • Blckhrn
    You have mail.
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  • Blckhrn
    What is the latest word about
    the rifles for the giveaway.
    did I miss something that I
    should know about?
    mijelo
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  • Blckhrn
    Did you find that 500C in the bottom of a swamp? Shoot I remember you saying it would go for cheap, and you weren't kidding.
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  • Blckhrn
    Thanks for the heads up on the cookies after Spiderman. I enjoyed the show.[:)]
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  • Blckhrn
    are you online
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  • Blckhrn
    These Smiths you're listing. Are they the widows? How did that deal go down anyhow? What if anything that you are willing to divulge did you end up giving the guy for a finders fee?
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  • Blckhrn
    Your "Model 1878" Trapdoor Springfield is actually a Model 1873. There was no Model 1878 but the "3" is very tightly looped on the breechblock and is often mistaken for an "8". Look at it with a magnifying glass and compare it to the "8" in 1873 and you will see that it's really a "3".


    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=223551321
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    You can also verify this in Flayderman's Guide, 9th Edition, page 581 (righthand column).
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  • Blckhrn
    You have mail
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  • Blckhrn
    Oh, never mind.
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  • Blckhrn
    When are you going to put up some more pump shotguns in togather in one auction [;)][:D][:D][:D]
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  • Blckhrn
    Don't give him a price on the rings! LET HIM GIVE YOU ONE!

    Obviously there is SOME REASON he does not want you having the rings. Make him talk! Spill the beans!
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  • Blckhrn
    HEHE
    You should have listened to me when I asked you to check the trigger on that Bushmaster rifle. You may not even remember me asking you, but I gambled and was right. It has the High End 200.00 Bushmaster target trigger installed. I bought it just for the trigger[:D]
    Good Deal!!! Thanks[8D]
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  • Blckhrn
    Just received the scope in the mail, thanks. I should've asked this before I bought, but is it the rimfire or centerfire version? Prostaff 3-9x40 Action# 463645295.
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  • Blckhrn
    Did the pups make it?
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  • Blckhrn
    you have mail
    Brownie
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  • Blckhrn
    I sent you an email, I have a few questions for you.
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  • Blckhrn
    What year was the Pre 64 you have on auction made ?
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  • Blckhrn
    Kasey the honey arrived today...well packed and survived the trip...my wife is a honey freak...and absolutely loves it, as do I...she describes it as a sweet, clean, smooth taste...I'm guessing we will be customers in the future.[:)] Thank you again for your generosity...my wife always gives me a hard time about being on the forums...now she knows there ARE real people on here, she thanks you also...reloader44mag
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  • Blckhrn
    I've been busy this last month.

    Did LF ever have that "garage sale" of misc items?
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