https://www.gunbroker.com/item/801132056
The Sako A-V 7x57 Mannlicher we've been discussing on this thread https://sakocollectors.com/forum/threads/whoa-7x57-finnbear-mannlicher.13896/ is now up on Gunbroker.
The dealer who has it told me it would start Sunday night at 8PM EST and run seven days, ending 3-3-2019 at 8PM EST. He said that he took his time in putting it on the market in order to research as much as possible into its origin. The serial number verifies that it was sold in the Rock Island auction as one-of-one in 1996, then again through Cabela's to a man in Texas from which the dealer obtained it.
I've seen and handled it (carefully!) and can attest that it is as perfect as they come. I won't be bidding on it since I have just committed to buy a 28 gauge Merkel SxS and will have to extract some gold from my teeth to meet that obligation, but someone is going to get a REALLY rare Sako for their collection.
The Sako A-V 7x57 Mannlicher we've been discussing on this thread https://sakocollectors.com/forum/threads/whoa-7x57-finnbear-mannlicher.13896/ is now up on Gunbroker.
The dealer who has it told me it would start Sunday night at 8PM EST and run seven days, ending 3-3-2019 at 8PM EST. He said that he took his time in putting it on the market in order to research as much as possible into its origin. The serial number verifies that it was sold in the Rock Island auction as one-of-one in 1996, then again through Cabela's to a man in Texas from which the dealer obtained it.
I've seen and handled it (carefully!) and can attest that it is as perfect as they come. I won't be bidding on it since I have just committed to buy a 28 gauge Merkel SxS and will have to extract some gold from my teeth to meet that obligation, but someone is going to get a REALLY rare Sako for their collection.