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keep in mind gents, i was ony curious and it just seemed like a really nice gun to start a conversation with.

I can imagine that gun in a 20 gauge! WOW

Granted, it would take a rather specialized collector/person to buy i guess as I agree with your statement that there ain't exactly a whole lotta folks looking for one of those guns.

Ted -
Did you have a martin per se, and had trouble selling it later?

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If the issue here is acquiring a ribless Martin simply to own one, that's one thing. However, if one is after a lightweight Brit 12, it seems to me that one might end up paying a premium in this case, simply because it's a ribless Martin, when there are other lightweight Brit 12's out there, of more conventional design, for which you'd likely pay less--simply because they're NOT ribless Martins. I have a pair of Scott-made Army & Navy 2 1/2" 12's, 28" barrels, both just a bit under 6 1/4. That's with ribs and plenty of barrel wall thickness. That's definitely on the light end of the scale for Brit 12's, but they're out there if you do a little looking, and you can get there without paying whatever premium you might fork over for a ribless Martin.

I have a 12 bore Lindner Daly Featherweight that's almost half a pound lighter (but with 26" barrels).

Yup. and, yup. I didn't have the heart to alter the chokes or the stock (I'm lefthanded) of such a unique gun. It was for sale for a long time. I've handled a few along the way, and they were all for sale as well.
The only guns I've seen were boxlocks.
Best,
Ted

$2500 to $4500, depending on grade and amount of engraving.. MDC

Difficult to give a value but on the information supplied I could see it anywhere between £1,000 and £1,750 in Britain. A lot would depend on subtlties like cased or not, quality of engraving etc. Lagopus.....

Lago

I was trying to avoid this as it is not my gun or photo's

Here is a link

http://merzantique.com/item.php?id=3516_0_2_0

H&H

A.A.Brown made some of the Alex Martin ribless guns.A ribless 12.G Boxlock ejector by Alex Martin [but believed in this instance made by A.A. Brown]sold recently for $5,000 Cdn;Or Approx $4500 U.S..This was truly a best gun.It appeared to be in unfired condition. The finish was typical of the standard of excellence seen in guns made by A.A.Brown.
The Mitchell library, University of Glasgow, has information on the Alex Martin ribless gun posted on their web site.

Pretty nice condition, but it looks restocked to me. Awfully "showy" wood for a Brit boxlock, even a higher grade one. Anyone else??

I have two of these- purchased a few years back.

Boxlock 12 bore with 90 % condition with origional case paid in the $5000 range

Boxlock 16 bore 100% rebuild in UK with origional case in the $6000 range

These are both true Martin guns. There seem to be very few of these in the US. The 12 is the best little bird gun. 16 is butt heavy but a joy to shoot with proper light loads.

al

APS

if you don't mind my asking, did you buy here from a dealer, auction or import yourself?

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