Good morning John,
Can you check M85 #00289F? It might be a bitser but curious to see if it shows up on the list.
Thanks,
Brian
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Good morning John,
Can you check M85 #00289F? It might be a bitser but curious to see if it shows up on the list.
Thanks,
Brian
Hi Brian, my pleasure mate, I'll be back in my office in the morning and I'll look it up for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B
Hi Brian,Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B
Nothing in the records for 00289F unfortunately mate...
Thank you so much for the information. I appreciate it very much!!
Brian
It sold very reasonable if not low priced: hindman
That is very reasonable Georg ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Promo
I was second to the last bidder. That 25% buyers premium is always a tough one to swallow. I imagine the sellers fee is anywhere from 15-25% as well They as much said it was probably a bitser, so I decided to wait for a piece with some provenance. It certainly looks the part.
Thanks for the information and for checking on these when they come up. I appreciate it.
Brian
No problem Brian, from the pictures it really did look the part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B
The records are unfortunately not complete, they were a labour of love to compile digitally by Gil from surviving factory documentation.
Had Gil and a handful of others not acted so decisively with historical preservation in mind, all the records would have been destroyed and lost forever.
Regarding the original rifle in this thread, the fact that Cowan's specifically mentions the gun is void of a British Firing Proof and most likely assembled from leftover parts could indeed answer as to why it isn't in the Parker-Hale books.
Addendum: Speaking of M85 in auctions, any results on 00248F? It just got listed at Rock Island Auction: https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...fle-with-scope . Quite a high estimate.
Very high estimate considering the scope isn't worth much. Dang! I'm saving up to buy a new truck as a retirement gift to myself next year and you guys keep tempting me with these interesting and collectible rifles. LOL! (Stay strong Sapper, stay strong!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Promo
Afternoon Georg, 00248F, 8th July 1987, no scope fitted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Promo
Just a few days older than I am :) . Thanks for checking! Usually I would say no chance it would sell in the estimated range, but with Rock Island Auction you never know ..
You're welcome Georg, always happy to help.
I bid on 00248F today and it quickly escalated past the point where I felt comfortable paying for it. I think the final bid was $9500. I really wanted it but not that badly. I'm a little depressed now.:ugh:
Holy crap, that is crazy. It even escalated over the original estimate. At which price did you estimate it to be?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B
I thought it would go for about $6k-$7k. I bid up to $6500 if I remember correctly. I was disappointed but with the buyers premium and tax the final price was well over $10,000. There are so many high priced guns that sell in their auctions that $10,000 doesn't seem like much in comparison. You get a little numb to just how high the numbers are.
Just saw that 17,5% BP added to a $ 9500 hammer price resulted in a $ 11.167 selling price. Wow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B
There's one for sale currently, in the UK for £14,500.
The one in the UK originally went on the market for 2k more than current asking price- has some very nice memorabilia with it- brochure is different to the one in my collection, would love to get my hands on that and the parts catalogue.