That advice helped, I've got it now, thanks!
I would pay 1500 pounds for that rifle, no questions ask, then change the scope once in the states and probably have the stock refinished with an oil finish!
I can give you an idea from the major dealers, auction houses may be different. Westley Richards charges 500 pounds (about $650) with today's exchange rate, and is sent to Westley Richards USA in Gulf Breeze Florida. Diggory Hadoke sends his to a dealer in Houston. William Evans (450-500 pounds) has several he sends to depending on where you live. John Rigby (I believe) sends theirs to San Antonio. From these import houses/dealers they are sent to your FFL. For an answer about auction houses, I would check the house's individual web site, and if that fails, just call them and ask. If you make a bid and win, let us all know!
For any of the major players, they have the system in place to send to the U.S. because they do it on a regular basis. The added cost on top of the price of the gun itself is a turn off for some, but is just a cost of doing business if you choose to engage in that business. If you were buying from an individual, more is involved for him on his side and for you on the U.S. side.
.......the rifle i mentioned in the big bore addicts thread that paul pulled out to show me is the last run out rigby serial number he had to use , so he got all the specs for one of karamojo bells.275 rigbys and built an exact replica (apart from not being a take-down version) it weighs 7lbs and feels like it was made for me......the wooden box is the same as the original was delivered in. it came from india with some rifles and paul was going to throw it out till he realised it was the same type of box..........so i traded my 1948 rigby .275 and my .350 rigby for it.......probably will end up buying the .350 back in the future....must try to forget it 
....only person who has made rifles for me or or finn apart from my 2 built by larry ,....who is making patsys 375..........even if i bought other rifles he has always sorted them ...so yeah a great friend and an amazing fount of knowledge on most things to do with rifles ....from serial numbers off the top of his head matched to a year...to......well a great person just to have a pub lunch with and talk guns and shit as we did today 
.........so now look at what i have and think well i will use that or i wont........
which i do like as the purveyor of the 9.3x74r one can ascertain but i think you should snap up any variants of no1s that you dont have...when offered on AH......
thank you ,well charlie not quite like your no1s ...
