Rarity & value of matching Peruvian 1909s?

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bdrake	Rarity & value of matching Peruvian 1909s?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 9 (12/20/08 04:58 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None How hard is it to come by all-matching (except maybe the cleaning rod as with the Swede 96s) Peruvian 1909s in exc. condition, incl. sling and muzzle cover? Tough to find? What would one expect to pay in today's market? Thanks! Brian
maxima2		#1	[-]
Posts: 579 (12/20/08 09:24 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	They are hard to find. If your "exc. condition" is the same as my "exc. condition", I would say $800 to $1200. Possibly more, possibly less. It would take an inspection to know for sure.
bdrake		#2	[-]
Posts: 10 (12/20/08 11:45 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks M2. I like to stick to 90%+ blue, VG-EXC wood, all-matching, etc. Brian
MGMike	Just an innocent question, but	#3	[-]
Posts: 19 (12/30/08 08:05 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	How can the condition be better than the sum of its parts? If the wood is only VG-Exc., how does the rifle get to be exc. overall? M
bdrake		#4	[-]
Posts: 13 (01/04/09 09:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I think I understand your question Mike. Seemingly most surplus rifles are going to have more wear to the wood than the bluing...softer material that shows wear and handling more than something more durable like metal and its bluing. A surplus rifle that has been stacked or inventoried can be expected to have more marks and wear in the wood even if the rifle was unissued. Brian