MilSurp Rifle Value Canada
- Thread starter JPRS
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- West coast of Vancouver Island
Moved to milsurp forum. Post good quality detailed photos of the rifles and you will get some answers.
Blastattack
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- Location
- Winnipeg MB
This. And post pictures. The more pictures you post, the better an assessment you will get. The value of milsurp rifles hinges not only on the model and condition, but also the history. Detailed photos of any markings present tell a much grander story than a simple overall and a generic descriptor of the condition. As for pricing, there is no regional difference on the internet. Price it high and prepare to negotiate.
Good ideas....dont want to sell any (till another catches my eye!) and dont want to clog up different threads but good suggestions....tx.
Regional differences are more prevalent, Stateside, than here. However, NRA 'conditions' apply here, but do not consider any U.S. values. The "Blue Book of Gun Values" doesn't apply here at all. Doesn't apply much Stateside either as it will be out of date due to book production times and it is an average of values all over the U.S.. It doesn't consider regional anything either.
Generally speaking you can look at Canadian retail values and reduce 'em by roughly 10%. Very roughly. Retail values are not the same as private sale values.
In any case, condition and relative rarity strongly affect values along with supply and demand. So does the ease of finding ammo.
Generally speaking you can look at Canadian retail values and reduce 'em by roughly 10%. Very roughly. Retail values are not the same as private sale values.
In any case, condition and relative rarity strongly affect values along with supply and demand. So does the ease of finding ammo.
"Values" are largely illusive and often elusive as well. Garands tend to sell here for about double what you can find the same rifle for in the USA.
OTOH, we tend to appreciate Lee rifles far more than do the Americans (with the notable exception of JOHN SUKEY, who has one or more of EVERYTHING and must be counted as a ranking Expert) because it was OUR Service rifle through two World Wars. But even here, values are all over the board..... if they are even on it at all. For example, I looked for 40 years for a good Sparkbrook Lee rifle, finally found one with a magnificent history written all over it, even though it was shop-sporterised about 1920. Cost me $150 about 6 years ago and it is in beautiful condition. If it still were full military, it would be a thousand-dollar rifle. And then ANOTHER turned up (most of it), not looking great, as a charity project. It was on its way to the Pipestone Dump when it was rescued by friend BUFFDOG and brought here for a new home. It needs a horrendous amount of work, all-new wood and will end up costing me about $400..... and it MIGHT turn into a $400 rifle (although that is doubtful) but it will be a lot of Fun...... and will never be for sale as long as I am on this side of the grass.
Unbuggered Mark III Rosses sell here for "the sky is the limit", even though they were MADE here. Most of them ended up in Russia, one way or another, and the few that came back here from England nearly ALL were shop-converted into Sporters after TWO World Wars of being "rode hard and put away wet". Yet SOME of them bring with them their full history, stamped into the woodwork (you can raise it with a special ultraviolet light) and into the metal by the British. And about 200 came in, nearly 40 years ago, from Chile....... and that was the LAST shipment of original Canadian Ross Rifles to hit Canada! A GOOD one from Chile is a $1600 rifle, a British-sportered one is a $225 rifle and a Mark III with the wood chopped and the barrel intact runs about $300..... and COULD be an original Sniper!
So, you understand, good photos are NECESSARY in order to evaluate these things. We spend a lot of time here GUESSING what people might have..... and it is NO FUN.
Good photos make it much easier and FAR more positive.
OTOH, we tend to appreciate Lee rifles far more than do the Americans (with the notable exception of JOHN SUKEY, who has one or more of EVERYTHING and must be counted as a ranking Expert) because it was OUR Service rifle through two World Wars. But even here, values are all over the board..... if they are even on it at all. For example, I looked for 40 years for a good Sparkbrook Lee rifle, finally found one with a magnificent history written all over it, even though it was shop-sporterised about 1920. Cost me $150 about 6 years ago and it is in beautiful condition. If it still were full military, it would be a thousand-dollar rifle. And then ANOTHER turned up (most of it), not looking great, as a charity project. It was on its way to the Pipestone Dump when it was rescued by friend BUFFDOG and brought here for a new home. It needs a horrendous amount of work, all-new wood and will end up costing me about $400..... and it MIGHT turn into a $400 rifle (although that is doubtful) but it will be a lot of Fun...... and will never be for sale as long as I am on this side of the grass.
Unbuggered Mark III Rosses sell here for "the sky is the limit", even though they were MADE here. Most of them ended up in Russia, one way or another, and the few that came back here from England nearly ALL were shop-converted into Sporters after TWO World Wars of being "rode hard and put away wet". Yet SOME of them bring with them their full history, stamped into the woodwork (you can raise it with a special ultraviolet light) and into the metal by the British. And about 200 came in, nearly 40 years ago, from Chile....... and that was the LAST shipment of original Canadian Ross Rifles to hit Canada! A GOOD one from Chile is a $1600 rifle, a British-sportered one is a $225 rifle and a Mark III with the wood chopped and the barrel intact runs about $300..... and COULD be an original Sniper!
So, you understand, good photos are NECESSARY in order to evaluate these things. We spend a lot of time here GUESSING what people might have..... and it is NO FUN.
Good photos make it much easier and FAR more positive.
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