Value and Venue for Sale of M1896, Serial No 53420

[dt1950]

Thought I would clarify a bit on the sale as the previous gentleman's comments refer to an "auction sale". I agree with his comments about auctions and their associated prices not necessarily being a good indicator of value. In this instance, I sold the rifle on GunsInternational which is not an auction site and the rifle sold at the price I specified. GunsInternational charged me $18 to place the ad. As far as the price is concerned, I placed the ad at $1995 which is about $200 less than comparable rifles I saw for sale on collector webpages, e.g. J&J Militeria and The Horse Soldier. The reality is that things just continue to go up! Regards, H.T.