rustvyper Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 ...about my dumb luck! Went to a gun auction this weekend with 1261 items! talk about a good (but expensive) time. 400+ of the guns were from an estate collection, & he apparently was a huge WWII collector. I bought a savage 720 without inspecting it because it was an insanely good deal, ended up getting it for $188 after 17% buyer’s fee & taxes. Got it home & realized that it had US ordinance flying bomb & P proofs. Looked it up & come to find out I got myself a Savage M720 purchased for MP's & aerial gunnery practice during WWII. Most were given to municipal police departments after the war so there are few originals left. Starting asking price for a fair condition all-original? $700, could fetch as high as $1100 for a nice condition one like mine. Coulda knocked me over with a feather! Anyway, guessing it was part of the guy's WWII collection & someone didn't do their due diligence! There were tons of good deals flowing across the stage. Coulda made a lot of $ if I had around $5k to spend. Some really stupid deals too. Saw a m48a sold as a "german WWII mauser" for $250 final bid (+17% premium & tax!) Also saw a beauuuutiful sporterized mauser in 224 clark go for $725 & another 1895 in 257 imperial for $1000. Some nice sporterized springfield 1903's too. One in banjo wood stock that only went for $200 b/c the auctioneer didn't know what caliber it was. Had to bite my hand on that one as I had already spent a grand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Great score!! Clemson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 ???Photos??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott63 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 ...about my dumb luck! Went to a gun auction this weekend with 1261 items! talk about a good (but expensive) time. 400+ of the guns were from an estate collection, & he apparently was a huge WWII collector. I bought a savage 720 without inspecting it because it was an insanely good deal, ended up getting it for $188 after 17% buyer’s fee & taxes. Got it home & realized that it had US ordinance flying bomb & P proofs. Looked it up & come to find out I got myself a Savage M720 purchased for MP's & aerial gunnery practice during WWII. Most were given to municipal police departments after the war so there are few originals left. Starting asking price for a fair condition all-original? $700, could fetch as high as $1100 for a nice condition one like mine. Coulda knocked me over with a feather! Anyway, guessing it was part of the guy's WWII collection & someone didn't do their due diligence! There were tons of good deals flowing across the stage. Coulda made a lot of $ if I had around $5k to spend. Some really stupid deals too. Saw a m48a sold as a "german WWII mauser" for $250 final bid (+17% premium & tax!) Also saw a beauuuutiful sporterized mauser in 224 clark go for $725 & another 1895 in 257 imperial for $1000. Some nice sporterized springfield 1903's too. One in banjo wood stock that only went for $200 b/c the auctioneer didn't know what caliber it was. Had to bite my hand on that one as I had already spent a grand! "Had to bite my hand on that one as I had already spent a grand!" What else did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
724wd Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 wanted to brag a bit? more like being a d!ck and rubbing it in! great scores! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivitir Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 ???Photos??? Yes yes yes need pics!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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