This is a "$40,000 gun". It hammered at £17,500. Considering exchange rate, buyer's premium, and import, I'd multiply by 2.5 to get a delivered retail price of $43,750. Note that it is a 28" barreled lightweight game gun configuration from 1953 that "appears to be little used." BV1-OQ1-CC1 = $40,000. If you could call the Julia's gun "slightly used," then BV1-OQ1-CC2 = $27,959. If it was better described as "significantly used," then BV1-OQ1-CC3 = $20,915. Certainly it is useful to divide the CC range by fractions or decimals in this price range; BV1-OQ1-CC2.5 = $24,437. Hndividual auction prices are always subject to bargain or self-inflicted rip-off. However, averages, especially when combined with like item retail prices, are a pretty accurate reflection of the market.
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