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Maybe something can be learned from the newcomers to these forums afterall?

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A truer quote was never written! No information, is in-valid, simply because the despencer, is unknown!


As to the origenal question, and as someone already stated, the re-sale depends on the price paid in the first place! Also, the thought about the market being a lot larger in the field grade rifles of any make, gives a better chance of recouping some of your money. Most folks who can afford to buy a $20K, or up, rifle, will buy a new rifle made to order, or a very well documented used "NAME" Britt!

New double rifles, will inverably be discounted when sold used, just as the old lower grades did when they were sold after only four or five years use, by the origenal buyer! When they were only a five years old used double rifle, they were not collector pieces as they are today, and sold as used rifles, nothing more! The formula given above, by someone, about the resale, is valid for the new double rifles. It would have been valid for the older rifles when they were five years old, as well! When the new doubles, of today, are 80, or 90 years old, they will be colector pieces as well, and will sell for far more that the price paid new! One simply cannot compare the priceing of collector pieces, against a contemparary piece!

I say if you are buying to sell, then buy a good Britt rifle, and spend the money it takes to tune it into top condition. That is machanical restoration, more than refinishing.



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I'm getting an African PH grade I for about $12,500 and am wondering what it may me worth in say 10 years. Not overly concerned, just curious.

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bonanza,
I wouldn't be worried too much about it's value to you in ten years.
The thing is, what is it worth to you DURING those ten years!

While I would always prefer a nice old pommie double to a modern European or US gun, at least with the Chapuis, if it is new, you know what you are actually getting for your money.
To give an example of how things can go wrong, I know of a very worn very ordinary very ugly brit 470 which was dolled up with lots of refinishing restocking re-engraving and dropped into a very fancy case and sold for close to US 30K to a dude who thought he knew what he was buying but really didn't!

With the Chapuis, even if you lose a bit when you sell, who cares, so long as you had fun times with it while it was yours.


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