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mcoulter Newbie Offline Posts: 5 Joined: Jan 4^th, 2017	34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Jan 21^st, 2017 at 6:20pm	Print Post
	Here is a 34-year-old appraisal from a 32/40 Stevens which was part of my grandfather's collection. I love finding information like this! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) And here is a link to the current photos of this rifle: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links); (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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DWT1885 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 401 Location: New Jersey Joined: Nov 25^th, 2010	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #1 - Jan 21^st, 2017 at 7:15pm	Print Post
	That is one beautiful rifle. And really neat with the paperwork you found. Enjoy. Dale.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #2 - Jan 21^st, 2017 at 10:29pm	Print Post
	Beautiful Stevens rifle! Interesting that the appraiser referred to it as a "German-American Schuetzen Rifle". Did your grandfather have any tools or shooting kit with his Stevens also?

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chawk Full Member Offline Posts: 208 Location: Virginia Joined: Jan 29^th, 2014	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #3 - Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 7:41am	Print Post
	I love a straight grip schuetzen. There is just something so clean about the lines.


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LRF Oldtimer Offline Posts: 613 Location: MN Joined: May 8^th, 2010	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #4 - Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 8:37am	Print Post
	An appraisal has but one value only and that is the listed monetary value of the item, being appraised, at some point in time. Yet you decided not to share that information, wondering why? The picture of the rifle is very nice, of a very nice rifle, however you could have wrote the information you chose to share on any piece of paper and posted that.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3587 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #5 - Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 1:24pm	Print Post
	I like that thing. Do you shoot it some?


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45govt Full Member Offline Posts: 205 Location: Nevada City, CA Joined: Oct 10^th, 2009	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #6 - Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 3:35pm	Print Post
	LRF wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 8:37am: An appraisal has but one value only and that is the listed monetary value of the item, being appraised, at some point in time. Yet you decided not to share that information, wondering why? The picture of the rifle is very nice, of a very nice rifle, however you could have wrote the information you chose to share on any piece of paper and posted that. I was wondering the same? it is a 30+ year old appraisal and has no meaning today so why blank out the amount ??

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16276 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #7 - Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 7:49pm	Print Post
	45govt wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 3:35pm: LRF wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 8:37am: An appraisal has but one value only and that is the listed monetary value of the item, being appraised, at some point in time. Yet you decided not to share that information, wondering why? The picture of the rifle is very nice, of a very nice rifle, however you could have wrote the information you chose to share on any piece of paper and posted that. I was wondering the same? it is a 30+ year old appraisal and has no meaning today so why blank out the amount ?? Yeah, I would have found it both fun and interesting to see what the gun was valued at 30 years ago. Surely wouldn't hurt anything today.

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.22Hepburn Oldtimer Offline Posts: 803 Location: Pennsylvania Joined: Feb 18^th, 2008	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #8 - Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 8:41pm	Print Post
	And the appraised value is $_________.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3587 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #9 - Jan 22^nd, 2017 at 8:41pm	Print Post
	I have about forty years worth of old "gun report" magazines with their antique gun ads, and a couple of Charles Edward Chapel's old gun value books from the 1940-55 time frame. The prices would make make you cry. Chapel doesn't even bother to include the very rifles that we so cherish. Nada, zip, unh-unh. The value appraisal from the time frame this one represents isn't exactly a state secret. It would be fun to compare this rifle to some similar ones from the ol' Gun Report ads where they show up in occasional ads. 'Course, if you don't want to share it, nobody is any the worse off either. Please think about it. It sure is an attractive rifle, and one that you must be pleased to own, coming to you the way it did. Thanks for showing it to us.


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John Boy Ex Member	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #10 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 12:17am	Print Post
	The appraisal, if you click on it to zoom in in full has the appraised value and comparable value of a sold rifle blanked out. I can't imagine why he thinks this way but for some reason the poster feels it's no-one's business. His actions sure don't fit in with the normal posters on the ASSRA forum BTW, he has logged on after the many replies have been made to his post.


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John Boy Ex Member	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #11 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 12:25am	Print Post
	The appraisal, if you click on it to zoom in in full has the appraised value and even a comparable value of a sold rifle blanked out. I can't imagine why he thinks this way but for some reason the poster feels it's no-one's business. His strange action sure doesn't fit in with the normal posters on the ASSRA forum BTW, he has logged on after the many replies have been made to his post.


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #12 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 2:53am	Print Post
	What is the point of an appraisal without a value?

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #13 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 8:36am	Print Post
	Whatever information the owner shares is his choice; heck, I'm glad enough for the chance to lust after the rifle. Bill Lawrence


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3587 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #14 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 12:24pm	Print Post
	Mr. Lawrence, that is how I feel as well. My post above was to ask if he'd consider adding that information, but also to show respect for his wish, should he choose to leave that part veiled. I don't see any big secret to this, but I do know that I've been less than forthcoming about the price paid for some of my stuff. You know, like telling the wife a gun only cost $xxx when it really was $xxxx, or something similar. If it's how he wants it, good enough. And, it is a lust worthy rifle, ain't it?


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2845 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #15 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 1:05pm	Print Post
	I do not care about the value of the appraisal. I would very much like to see the letterhead and the signature. It may be a link to some old & very positive memories, or maybe not.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3587 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #16 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 1:23pm	Print Post
	It's there. I right clicked, followed by a left click. It shows the whole kaboodle like John Boy said. Crozier, somewhere in N.Y.


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Tom_Trevor assra life no.71 Oldtimer Offline Tom Trevor Posts: 695 Location: Granada Hills Ca. Joined: Jun 16^th, 2004	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #17 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 4:15pm	Print Post
	And to add to the interest the Crozier gun room was also the same building as a world famous barrel maker and gun shop that he took over from.


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3587 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #18 - Jan 23^rd, 2017 at 5:33pm	Print Post
	What barrel maker? What gun shop, or is that another thing withheld on this thread?


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2845 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #19 - Jan 24^th, 2017 at 3:45am	Print Post
	It's Jerry Crozier's gunshop. Spent a lot of time there, first in the 1950s when I was in high school, later in the late 60s. Just spent the afternoon on a rifle that I bought there in 1968. Lots of pleasant memories. Jerry taught me a lot about single shots.


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mcoulter Newbie Offline Posts: 5 Joined: Jan 4^th, 2017	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #20 - Jan 24^th, 2017 at 5:04pm	Print Post
	Sorry for causing a commotion for blanking out the price. (And for being MIA after posting it, life just got to busy to follow-up here.) I've been researching this and several other rifles and after making posts like this across several different messageboards I'm just getting skittish about the digital trail. Anyway I've pondered this a bit and have to agree there's probably little harm in sharing it. The conservative estimate was $2250 and the reference to the other "not engraved" one was $2950. And Waterman and Tom Trevor, those are exactly the historical references I was hoping to glean from posting the photo. I was truly hoping someone would have been able to say "i've been there"! Thanks and any other comments regarding this model and the history behind this type of stevens would be truly appreciated! Oh, CalledFlyer, no this rifle has not been shot by anyone. I would even be surprised if my grandfather had shot it. He was a collector and auction-goer mostly...


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2845 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #21 - Jan 24^th, 2017 at 7:30pm	Print Post
	Does anyone else remember a sign in the late 1950s "This is not a museum. This junk is for sale."?


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 695 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #22 - Jan 24^th, 2017 at 8:23pm	Print Post
	FWIW: 1983 $2250 "inflates/calculates" to 2017 $5421. $2950 comes out at $7108.


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AZshot Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Location: Desert Southwest Joined: Nov 29^th, 2016	Re: 34 year-old appraisal on a Stevens 53 (44 action) Reply #23 - Jan 24^th, 2017 at 8:42pm	Print Post
	Coulter, I'm glad you're here, and showing such a great rifle! I was about to post a "burn him, get the torches out!" rejoiner, but see you're back. As a new member, I was pretty surprised at the rabid responses. I would also have liked to have heard the price, but wasn't too worried that you didn't show...at first. What is surprising is how HIGH they were back then. That was a LOT of money, when a winchester 1873 was about $900 and a Colt New Service was about $450.


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