Last Minute Auction

[AssMan]

Sorry guys, I just saw this. Big collection. A couple of interesting pieces - I'm particularly interested in a couple of the goofy long-barrel shotguns.

Firearms - July 2023

Location: 2177 Tinkling Spring Rd, Stuarts Draft, Va, 24477 Preview: Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 10 AM - 6 PM (This is the ONLY preview time available) Pickup: Thursday, July 13, 2023 from 8 AM - 6 PM by appointment. Sign up schedule will be emailed after the auction ends. Enlisted Auctions...

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[RFBfromDE]

Did that say “47in barrel?”

 

[whistlersmother]

Did that say “47in barrel?”

I think the Long Tom's were 36 or 40.

47 - you could reload while the previous shot is still going down the barrel

 

[somd_mustangs]

Most of the C&R pistols looked like they had issues of one sort or another.

 

[Dave91]

Damn. You could sit in in a blind on Kent Island and shoot ducks in Rock Hall with that gun.

 

[firemn260]

I think the Long Tom's were 36 or 40.

47 - you could reload while the previous shot is still going down the barrel

Set up for turkey or card shoots I’m guessing? I’d imagine it has a pretty mild muzzle blast too.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Size matters.

 

[SmokeEaterPilot]

I love these smaller auctions that have lots of “junk” sometimes you can find real deals vs the more prominent auction houses.

 

[mawkie]

I love these smaller auctions that have lots of “junk” sometimes you can find real deals vs the more prominent auction houses.

Ditto! I've found some of my best and rarest items buried in smaller local auctions here in MD and S. PA. Though it's getting harder and harder as so many auction houses were forced to go online during Covid and now anyone in the country can check out their catalog and bid live or absentee. Still worth the effort though!

 

[SmokeEaterPilot]

Ditto! I've found some of my best and rarest items buried in smaller local auctions here in MD and S. PA. Though it's getting harder and harder as so many auction houses were forced to go online during Covid and now anyone in the country can check out their catalog and bid live or absentee. Still worth the effort though!

I know people often say the days of good deals is gone because of the internet.
I don't think that's necessarily the case. I think strategies and tactics have to change with the technology. But good deals can still be had.

 

[mawkie]

I know people often say the days of good deals is gone because of the internet.
I don't think that's necessarily the case. I think strategies and tactics have to change with the technology. But good deals can still be had.

Agreed with a caveat. I think it also depends on where you find yourself in your collecting "career". Broad access to auctions and shop inventories probably is driving the price up a bit for the beginners out there. The fact that a gunshop owner who might be an expert in sporting arms and consigns a Springfield 1903 w. USMC hallmarks can now better identify what's in his rack and it's worth even though it's out of his wheelhouse. In the past that rare rifle might have gone out the door at the price of a more common variant.
For the more advanced collector the 'net is a godsend. The odds that I'll find something rare and specific in my back yard just improved immensely with the ability to search the planet and buy or bid on it. Though I cannot ignore that some of my rarest pieces were found in the Mid-Atlantic region with modest driving. But never could have found them without online auction listings or catalogs.