lars larsen antique guns
- Thread starter backpacker336
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What is the name?
MosinMan13
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- Location
- Thornbury Ontario
Pretty positive he’s got an account on here, swore I saw some of his SAA revolvers in the EE a ways back.
- Location
- West Central Alberta
Is that the guy that lives close to Fort Assiniboine?
I think you are correct. Average to below average condition antiques combined with top dollar prices. 32 RF Colt Newline in average condition for $1,500, hahaha,
freemanriveradventures
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- Location
- Fort Assiniboine AB
Laugh all you want at my prices but I was always told you can come down but it's pretty hard to go up in price. They are what they are until you show you're not a tire kicker.
freemanriveradventures
Member
- Location
- Fort Assiniboine AB
Its a 780 number, perhaps get your eye prescription checked.
MosinMan13
CGN Regular
- Location
- Thornbury Ontario
To be fair the whole antique market is in a wild place right now, I wouldn’t personally say I’ve seen any of your listings that stood out as more outrageous than anyone else.
There’s a guy trying to sell an average grade Thunderer in Ontario right now on GP for $3500, which has been a weekly breakdown from $4k, he’s also trying to sell a prepackaged case of 41LC you can buy from Rustywoods for $300 at $400.
Mind you I sold a refinished Thunderer 6” barrel for $6k last year so no shame. It’s worth what someone’s going to pay for it and they aren’t making new antique revolvers anymore.
Antiques, so hot right now.
freemanriveradventures
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- Location
- Fort Assiniboine AB
Good for you on the thunderer! Those can be a tough sell due to their finicky nature. You are absolutely correct, willing buyer willing seller.
I purchased a Hopkins and Allen Dictator from him for $500. It was totally functional and had some sort of homemade Bakelite grips that were actually pretty cool because they were a period-modification, not recently done. It wasn't the prettiest Hopkins and Allen I've ever seen but the price was right for a fully-functional Suicide Special. As long as you're not expecting a Bargain, I would say his prices are in-line with what most of the other dealers are selling Antiques for.
I went to his storefront in Barrhead, I think it was. He operates out of the back of a jewellery store. He was good to deal with, I had no complaints. He showed me some of his other Antiques for sale. Most of them weren't exceptional, but they were all functional, for sure.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Antique from him, if he had something that I wanted. He is legit, that I can attest to.
I went to his storefront in Barrhead, I think it was. He operates out of the back of a jewellery store. He was good to deal with, I had no complaints. He showed me some of his other Antiques for sale. Most of them weren't exceptional, but they were all functional, for sure.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Antique from him, if he had something that I wanted. He is legit, that I can attest to.
Ah, the general quality of available antiques is seriously wanting. I couldn't believe the very poor examples in the last couple of gun shows. We are definetely in the era of mostly rubbish availability. Hard to get around that without paying a significant premium when good ones less commonly pop up. Just glad I got into the game more than a couple of decades ago.
