High end firearms appraisals?

[bkoenig]

Does anyone know of an independent appraiser in the Lincoln/Omaha area who could give a value on a handmade Austrian gun?  I know someone who has something they need a value on.

[Mudinyeri]

Handmade ... as in one of a kind?

[bkoenig]

Handmade ... as in one of a kind?

Possibly.  I believe it's a Ferlach side by side rifle/shotgun combo.  I haven't seen it, it actually belongs to the father of someone I know.

[UPCrawfish]

Take a look at this link I found....  There are Ferlach guns listed.

That style of rifle/shotgun combo appears to be referred to as a "Cape" gun.  Most of them have a 16ga shotgun bbl and a rifle bbl such as a 7x57.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Drilling-Combination-Guns.cfm?cat_id=290&start_row=101

A "Drilling" gun has 3 bbls...   This link is a double 16 with a 7x65 rifle bbl on the bottom.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Sauer-16-16-7x65R-Drilling.cfm?gun_id=100378587

[bkoenig]

Take a look at this link I found....  There are Ferlach guns listed.

That style of rifle/shotgun combo appears to be referred to as a "Cape" gun.  Most of them have a 16ga shotgun bbl and a rifle bbl such as a 7x57.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Drilling-Combination-Guns.cfm?cat_id=290&start_row=101

A "Drilling" gun has 3 bbls...   This link is a double 16 with a 7x65 rifle bbl on the bottom.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Sauer-16-16-7x65R-Drilling.cfm?gun_id=100378587

I've done some looking online and it seems the Ferlach guns can vary pretty wildly in value.  I've seen everything from around $1000 up into the low 5 digits.

[DenmanShooter]

Dan Cote
Double Gun Journal

800 447 1658


Out of Michigan but if you give him a call he can probably get you some resources.

[bkoenig]

Thanks!