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Extremely hard to give a value from the States to Oz, dollars are different and supply/demand different. Can give some guidance on what you have, though.
The action is a swede military. It's not my favorite action, but is servicable. I don't think it is truly cased, it looks like a makeshift type of finish that involved putting a chemical on the surface and then using a torch to melt it and make the blotches. The stuff peeling on this finish is usually the chemical that was melted on. The metalwork doesn't match the quality of the woodwork.
The barrel polish and fit looks okay from what I can see. The woodwork is very, very good. Nicely and tastefully done, well fit, well proportioned and well finished. The tang sight is excellent.
Here in the states, for a used rifle like this, I'd assign $200 for the swede action, $300 for the barrel, $350 for the sight and $600 for the woodwork, and then subtract $250 for the action devaluing the whole thing by not being up to the quality of the rest, and arrive at $1200 for the package, top end retail. My thought is that it would be a hard sell even at that because of the "case" finish and the swede action and the poor action workmanship. At $1000 someone would jump on it and scrap out the pieces to build something different, rework the action, or overlook its appearance as a very promising shooter.
If you were to replicate the work, here's what I would think it would have in it: $250 action to start from; $300 barrel, $300 gunsmithing, $200 metal finish, $125 stock blanks, $600 and up stock fitting and checkering, and $400 sights. $2175 package deal, but I'd expect the metalwork to be better than I see here.
A project like this one won't hold the value well because of starting with poorer quality action to begin with. Add $75 to get a good Remington action to start from, and the completed rifle would be worth $250 more than with the swede military.
dave
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