Chafee Reese - Magazine Rifle Trials

[Dick Hosmer]

Good pics - apparently yours is OK internally - some aren't.

My cautions came from the late Bob Hill - who had forgotten more about such guns than I'll ever know. He said that, even if you have the instructions (which I do - think they are available on line) you really do NOT want to ever take one apart. Fortunately, mine is complete and in about 95% condition, beyond some loss of blacking on the receiver.

Unless you're in an absolute panic for the money, I'd start higher than $3,000. They are rare, even if slow movers, and the true value, even with some rust and pitting, should be more. Remember that you can ALWAYS take less.

[Rcat7147]

Dick,

I definitely dont think Id dive any deeper like taking the magazine out. I can see that being scary!

Ill take your advice on starting higher. I agree it should bring a pretty hefty price. I dont want to brag about what I paid but its so disproportionate to the value that I dont have to unload it super quickly. If it has to sit for 6 months, thatll be just fine.

Ill definitely update everyone once it passes to the next caretaker.

[Dick Hosmer]

Book mailed today - I don't get by the PO as often as I should. Thanks!

[Rcat7147]

Thank you!

[Dick Hosmer]

Ryan - please email me.

richardahosmer@comcast.net

Thanks.

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[Rcat7147]

I was hoping you found me a buyer! ;)

[Dick Hosmer]

No, but I'd suggest you offer it on Al Frasca's site

www.trapdoorcollector.com

[Rcat7147]

Hello all,

Just thought I'd give an exciting update on this item.

I sat on it for a good while and finally decided I wasn't going to be able to move it.
I reached out to Rock Island and they gave me an estimate I liked so I've sent it off.

It will be in their premiere auction in April...and I think that is REALLY cool. "MY" rifle will be selling alongside record breaking firearms..pretty neat!

I'll let you guys know what it ends up going for.

[Rcat7147]

Hey all,

This auction finally happened this past weekend. It was delayed for a long time due to COVID.
Maybe not the greatest time to sell a rare firearm like this but that's the way the hand was dealt.

This sold for $2,000. Fees were 18 or 20% so I'll come away with about $1,600.

This is not as much as I had hoped but I still did very well on it. And still it was neat that a rifle I was selling ended up in a Rock Island Premier Auction. It's just a little validation that my side hustle is a serious endeavor.

Good stuff!

[Whig]

Congrats on the sale. RI gets some tremendous prices on their firearms, so, your commission to them isn't that bad.

Great side business. I agree. Keep it up!