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Bad_Ass_Wallace Full Member Offline Posts: 150 Location: Kingaroy, Australia Joined: Jul 29^th, 2005	Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Oct 30^th, 2007 at 7:09am	Print Post
	At a recent Sydney (Australia) Auction, I was shocked by the prices bid for the humble 310 martini; $AU500-600. Considering that 10 years ago they could be purchased for $AU80, they seem to be better than money in the bank these days as an investment. I just aquired a rusty one last week that took 3 days to clean up (and make a few parts) and to my suprise it shoots 50yd groups of 3 inches. Total cost just $AU35, so I'm very happy with that. Now there is another lad wanting to trade my old Springfield 03 barrel for another complete Martini 310 Cadet . . . .

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Fred Boulton Oldtimer Offline Posts: 801 Joined: Jan 6^th, 2007	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #1 - Oct 30^th, 2007 at 11:16am	Print Post
	The going price for a good Cadet in the Uk is now over £400. With the demise of North Devon Firearms, we have to go to RCBS for the mould and CH for the dies--hence these items often fetch more second hand than they cost new! Mine will easily shoot into 1"" at 50yds. Fred.


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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7575 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #2 - Oct 30^th, 2007 at 6:50pm	Print Post
	BA that's up from when I was working down under. I used to see nice Cadets for low prices. My gun club Manly Smallbore had a nice selection of club rimfire Martinis that could have been bought for reasonable sums. I bought my Club Anschutz 52 from the Smallbore association. Of course it cost nearly 500 US to get it back home. When the new firearms laws came in I think it was 97 there were some fine collectibles available from people that were worried they would no longer be saleable. A lot of collections were thinned out or disposed of. One American Friend of mine bought nearly a Hundred Winchester Lever actions. Aussie neighbor sold his entire collection of African Doubles. The annual Sydney gun show was a treasure trove of things we never saw in the US. I wish I had bought half a dozen low wall Winchesters that I saw for sale then. I guess prices have recovered. Supply and demand. Boats


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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1687 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #3 - Oct 31^st, 2007 at 5:52am	Print Post
	Those little cadets are delightful little rifles, very accurate and easy to find a good load for - no problem shooting them out to 200 yds either, with very good accuracy. And they of course make quite nice gallery rifles too...


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11552 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #4 - Oct 31^st, 2007 at 10:52pm	Print Post
	Martoony Cadet's not selling by the pound anymore? Thing's have simply gone too far!!! What is the world coming to. Next thing you know people will start collecting them thang's. Sorry Gert, I had to.LOL Joe.

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harry_eales Ex Member	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #5 - Nov 1^st, 2007 at 1:21am	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Oct 31^st, 2007 at 10:52pm: Martoony Cadet's not selling by the pound anymore? Thing's have simply gone too far!!! What is the world coming to. Next thing you know people will start collecting them thang's. Sorry Gert, I had to.LOL Joe. I guess you must be as old as me Joe, I can remember the time when it seems they were sold by the pound weight. I can recall with crystal clarity, surplus 310 Cadets being sold in near mint condition for $12.50 with a box of ammo thrown in. Actions sold for $9.95. Several US surplus dealers had them back in the early 1960's. What a nice pension investment they would have made, if we had only known. Harry


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xxgrampa Ex Member	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #6 - Nov 1^st, 2007 at 2:32am	Print Post
	harry, i think we knew back then.. we just didn't have the money. ..ttfn..grampa..


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11552 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #7 - Nov 1^st, 2007 at 3:13am	Print Post
	Yeah, I had children. Which remind's me. They owe me! I should get an allowance, shouldnt I? I think I should. Joe.
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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1687 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: Martini Cadet collectables - high prices. Reply #8 - Nov 1^st, 2007 at 3:51am	Print Post
	I managed to mich up a nice one when they were still relatively cheap, and it is an absolute joy and pleasure! I even have a spare cadet action stashed away somewhere... FWIW, my .310 gets a yearly wringing out at 200yds at the Imperial. Haven't yet managed to win the miniature service rifle comp with it, but it got me in already 2nd and 3rd places... The rifle will keep the X-ring, it's just the nut behind!


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