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Couple of old rifles from Kansas (Read 2956 times)

moshannon Full Member Offline Posts: 152 Location: SW PA Joined: Aug 8^th, 2006	Couple of old rifles from Kansas Sep 24^th, 2008 at 12:12pm	Print Post
	Just got a few "new" old rifles to play with. My dad and I took a roadtrip to KS for an estate auction this past weekend. I wasn't sure it was going to be worth it (24 hrs in the truck - one way), but it turned out ok. The collection was pretty amazing, numerous Winchesters of the varieties '86, '92, '94, '52, '85 winders; Savage '99's; Couple of Ballards; and Stevens. Oh my the Stevens..... Well I managed to pick up a AW Peterson Ballard .22lr, built on an engraved #3 frame. The breech block appeards to be a single trigger block he converted to a DST, custom trigger plate and everything attached. What talent, the triggers have absolutly zero slop, feels like pulling a hot knife through butter. Replace flat mainspring with a super heavy folded spring. Custom sear and spring. The wood fit and finish aren't great, but I can definitly live with it. Topped off with a mint Unertl small game 4x. Anybody have a value estimate for this one??? Then came a nice Stevens 49 three barrel set (25-21, and two in .22lr), only problem with it is the top of the rcvr was drilled and tapped for a scope block I think I might have that fixed up in the future. Overall it was definitly worth it. Got to spend lot of quality time with Dad and got some nice rifles to boot.

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marlinguy Ex Member Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater!	Re: Couple of old rifles from Kansas Reply #1 - Sep 25^th, 2008 at 7:38pm	Print Post
	Beautiful guns, and both pretty neat from my point of view! A friend just bought a similar Stevens Walnut Hill with only one barrel, and similar condition for $3,000. Not sure what the extra barrels will bring, but I would guess the package could add $1,000-$1500 to that figure. The Peterson is a bit tougher to figure (or guess!) as there are not enough around to estimate a value. I've ssen some of his benchrest .22 Ballards (not engraved ) go for as little as $1800. I've also seen a neat Ballard he did from a factory engraved #6 Schuetzen that went $4,000. Can't tell you where your's would go, as each is pretty unique. Are you sure that's a Unertl Small Game scope? I thought the Small Game was a shorter length tube of around 15" or so?

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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: Couple of old rifles from Kansas Reply #2 - Oct 4^th, 2008 at 7:07am	Print Post
	Can you email me the number of the 3 I have a Rigby Barrel off a 3 that I'm trying to match up. Thanks Don rustyrelx@yahoo.com


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acelungger Ex Member	Re: Couple of old rifles from Kansas Reply #3 - Oct 9^th, 2008 at 5:57pm	Print Post
	AWESOME GUNS!!!! thanks for sharing Ace


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