value of kentucky flintlock

[rice 123]

what kind of price range are original Kentucky Flintlocks selling for? I have a chance to get one and have no idea what they sell for

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[gew8805]

We will need a lot more information in order to even take a WILD guess. Pictures with close ups of details as well as, of course, full views of the gun. The prices are all over the place on original flint longrifles, anywhere from $1500 to $25,000 or more depending on originality, condition, maker and a dozen other features. No offense to anyone here, but if you are serious about buying a real Kentucky, you had best get the opinion of an acknowledged expert in the field who can actually do a hands on examination rather than asking on a web board.

[rice 123]

I am selling a gun and I was made a offer of mostly cash and this flintlock, I know what the dealer said that he paid 1350 for it. If it was a USGI gun i would know about what it would be worth. The offer he gave me is not bad. Even if the flintlock is only worth a few hundred I am coming out ok the alturnitve would be to send my gun to Julia auctions and hope it sells on the high end of the sells estimate if it sales on the low end after commission the direct sale to this dealer would be the better deal

[AZPhil]

Do you have info on the flint lock?
Names,cartouches,proof marks,little crowns,#'s,caliber?

[conductor]

what kind of price range are original Kentucky Flintlocks selling for? I have a chance to get one and have no idea what they sell for

There are several factors that you need to take in to account in valuing any old gun.

First of all is condition. And don't say it's "perfect". I had a lady call me and tell me she had a Harpers Ferry model 1842 in "perfect" condition, and that she wanted only $800 for it. If what she had said was correct, it would have been a steal at that price. After driving for over an hour to get to her house, I found a rusted, cut-down musket with a missing buttplate and hammer. When I told her that there was no way that the gun was in "perfect" condition, she got really mad and said "Well what do you expect for being 140 years old?".

I showed her an original 1842 Springfield that I brought with me that was one of the nicest I had ever seen, and she swore up and down that my gun was a repro, and that I was trying to cheat her. So much for that.

Anyway, condition, the amount of ornamentation, and the maker all have to be taken into account in setting a value on a Kentucky rifle. Before you buy, I would suggest that you read up on these guns. Norm Flayderman has a chapter on Kentuckys in the latest edition of his book.