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Gavin Gardiner's last auction Lot #169 sold for 3,000BPS which looks to me to be a bargain. Martin is a Brand Value level three (BV3) maker's name. The Original Quality grade looks to be about "A" grade which is OQ2 (close to a best work gun). Current Condition level looks to fit, "Limited use - slight finish wear, little shooting."
BV3-OQ2-CC2 = $9,771
Hammer price of 3,000 BPS = $4,200. Buyer's premium of 30% brings it to $5,460. So, delivered in US might come to $6,000.
This may well be a bonified bargain.
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This may well be a bonified bargain.
DDA, that would be bonafide/bona-fide. I don't know that Dig the English professor would let you get away with that. Cheers, Raimey rse
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It's interesting the gun sold at the low estimate. Nice looking gun in what appears great condition. Did the gun not bring more because it is not stocked to the fences or the 21/22 MWT with bores ar 738/735?
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Quite possibly it sold for that price because of that "BV3". Probably not that many potential buyers recognized the name Martin, never mind the quality of the gun itself.
Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra
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This may well be a bonified bargain.
DDA, that would be bonafide/bona-fide. I don't know that Dig the English professor would let you get away with that. Cheers, Raimey rse You are right!! Dig takes no priznurs. I can only beg for murzy. DDA
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The Martin Guns that seem to draw the most attention at auction seem to be the ones with their distinctive Celtic engraving. At least that is true for me.
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Ken, do you think the CC was lower than my estimate?
"A" grade guns are frequently flatback actions. Many best work guns were made on flatback actions during the 1880's - 1890's. I think OQ2 is right.
For anyone alarmed about BWT, this gun might have been a prime candidate for sleeving.
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DDA, If we assume the gun was proofed at .729, then the barrels had some issues either from poor cleaning or ... The case coloring looks very good with limited handling. I wouldn't sleeve the gun at this point. Here are a few comparisons albeit with limited information. AM1 AM2 Ken
Last edited by KDGJ; 04/26/18 09:06 PM.
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