Price for a 1907/15 Turkish Forestry carbine

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I have a chance to buy a nice rifle as above. Bore is quite reasonable, T.C. ORMAN 1948 on breech. Ste. Etienne. Wood is nice, seems to be a mixmaster as far as serial numbers are concerned.

What would be a fair price to offer?

Thanks in advance. :)

**Edited to reflect a change in the name one the receiver.
 
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They don't seem to command a very high price. Odd, but a lot of the old sort of oddball rifles aren't in much demand.
 
Those rifles are loaded with history. It should be stamped TC ORMAN on the receiver ring.

Those are commonly called Turkish Forestry Rifles and were sold to Turkey by France when there was a military arms embargo in place. By marking them for the Turkish Forestry they weren't considered to be military arms. Or something on those lines.

Almost all of them that I have seen have very good to excellent bores and are surprisingly accurate even with 75 year old surplus ammo. They take a standard .323 diameter bullet if you want to reload.

I have seen a very few exceptional carbines but by far the vast majority of them are in GOOD only condition on the outside and mix masters that have been carried a lot as shown by the wear and abuse of the stocks/finish. That being said, most of them have excellent bores. I really like mine.

Excellent specimens will fetch up to $500 but Good rifles usually fetch around $300. Considering that most have seen a lot of action and have been carried through some very harsh conditions these handy little carbines are a steal.

The three round clips they take are available but the ammo can be very difficult to find. Tradex had the brass and loading dies.
 
I would personally say 250-350$. If you buy in the higher end and decide to sell it be prepared to take a loss or wait a long time, as these things aren't exactly in demand.
 
I actually do have a three round clip with ammo in. It came with a bunch of stuff I bought from an old fellow down the street. Hmm. Now I'll have to buy the rifle. :p
 
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I actually do have a three round clip with ammo in. It came with a bunch of stuff I bought from an old fellow down the street. Hmm. Now I'll have to buy the rifle. :p
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You won't be disappointed. They are very under appreciated. The biggest issue they have is lack of suitable ammo. I have several French rifles. All of them carbines and all with the same action. Yes, they are turn of the 20th century tech but they are smooth operating and well made. Same goes for the Gew 88 variants. Smooth as oiled glass and accurate. Not only that but they are ergonomically correct. They worried about such things in those days.
 
I have two at present, and had three at one time. The last one I bought was 10 years ago for $125. They're scarce, but there's practically zero demand for them.
 
That's the one. It's mine now. No matter what it is "worth", it will form part of my varied collection. Whether I paid "too much" or not is like yesterday's meal - gone. :)

I made a trade with Ernie. We decided either we both got a good deal or we both got screwed!! :p
 
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That's the one. It's mine now. No matter what it is "worth", it will form part of my varied collection. Whether I paid "too much" or not is like yesterday's meal - gone. :)

I made a trade with Ernie. We decided either we both got a good deal or we both got screwed!! :p
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Ernie is a pretty good guy to deal with so I'm sure you both came out ahead. As far as the price is concerned, as long as your happy, that 's all that matters.
 
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