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Up for consignment at RMS now: https://rmsgear.com/products/ferguson-royal-safari-97-28-64-8400

I ended up consigning it here: https://www.legacy-collectibles.com/rifles/german-rifle/nib-merkel-safari-rifle-470-nitro-express.html

Price is now $450, after speaking with several people that know the market better.

Took some more pics:

Hi all, Here’s my only other piece of inherited equipment for sale. In this case, a Byron Ferguson Royal Safari traditional bow. Bow was purchased by my father at a hunting show in upstate New York in the late 90s/early 00s. I don’t believe he ever took it afield but it appears to have been...

Last bump before I consign it.

Dropping price to $11,000 USD.

During the height of Covid and its associated stimulus payments, pandemic unemployment, etc. I watched the milsurp market explode. K98s in particular nearly doubled in price. Same for Arisakas as well. Even the WW2 stuff left on the shelves here in Montana seem to be all less desirable models at...

Hi all! Up for sale is my Merkel 140AE, DE in 470NE. I inherited this from my father shortly after he passed away in 2015. He purchased it along with a Wycliffe single shot rifle a few years before that. I believe the seller was located in Pennsylvania, on the off chance this information...

It’s an engraved receiver with an African game scene, would call it coin finished.There’s no factory case just a Merkel box. I’m really terrible at grading wood, but I’m guessing it’s a step or two above the plainest wood.

Thank you, I’ll most likely be posting it up in the forum classifieds this week.

I ended up inheriting a Merkel 140AE, DA 470NE in the A4707XX S/N range a few years ago. Having more or less just lovingly oiled it for the last nine years I’ve considered selling it (my interest in Africa is more historical/linguistic than sporting)- but haven’t found one of a similar grade to...