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"Kinda nice looking piece, but......" Actually Shane, I think it will probably just wither away in YOUR safe much like it has already. Soooooo, I think that I should help you avoid the heartache of seeing that happen by taking it off your hands for another song!! Seriously, that is a fine looking piece and I would shoot it like there was no tomorrow. If, IF, you plan to sell it do you have a dollar figure in mind?
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"Kinda nice looking piece, but......" Actually Shane, I think it will probably just wither away in YOUR safe much like it has already. Soooooo, I think that I should help you avoid the heartache of seeing that happen by taking it off your hands for another song!! Seriously, that is a fine looking piece and I would shoot it like there was no tomorrow. If, IF, you plan to sell it do you have a dollar figure in mind? It says $1635 in the advertisement, Perry. I think that's fair. Right?
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I honestly have no idea. They are a weird lot. A little hard to price especially when the bulk of what I see that sells has zero finish or has a cracked stock or is simply used up. They were built to use and use hard and most of the listings show exactly that.
I have shot it some. It’s nice but does not fit me all that well honestly. Certainly not as well as the sterlingworth 16 that I shoot regularly. Though the condition of that gun is abysmal by comparison.
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Ha! Indeed. If anyone has seen any sales (I really have stopped watching the last few years) that would be comparable I’d love to know the final sum.
There was a fellow a few years back out of Kansas that had a number of higher grade Aubrey’s listed in the ~1200-1900 range or so. But they just sat and sat forever on the auction sites.
Edited to say…. The aforementioned guns are still sitting on gunbroker at the same price. Ha. Are Aubrey’s just destined to remain a $250-500 gun? Interesting.
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That's a gorgeous gun- that's for sure!!
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It looks nice in the photography & well-cared for (I actually like Damascus guns, so I think that is a plus). The toplever and dolls-head reminds me of an Elsie (& I think I read somewhere that these guns share that design with the Smiths?). Being an older American gun, I would guess that it's a trifle heavy (7-8lbs) and with a fair amount of drop (3-inches?). With those specification, for clays and waterfowl it'd be a great unit and a fun conversation piece. As to price, well...that's a tough one these days.
You'd have to be selective in how you fed it (low pressure only) so ammo wouldn't be convenient. You'd have to love American guns (to the exclusion of all others) and especially the obscure ones(!), and it would have to fit. Off of the top of my head (& presuming it's healthy) I'd guess about a Grand tops, give or take. I'll have more than that in an old Quality One Elsie I'm presently having redone (but I grew up with Elsie, thus my nostalgic connection to them).
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The Aubrey hammerless also used the rotating lever cocking rods and a similar lock
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We all get hung out with a slow mover occasionally. I have a safe full of them.
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