valuation on a near mint boxed bsa merlin

**Josie & John** · 08-05-2010, 08:01 AM

Hi Michelle,

What a lovely rifle and box. I agree with Paul - got to be £250+ as it would be difficult to find a better example.

Kind regards,
John

**Michelle** · 08-05-2010, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by Josie & John

Hi Michelle,

What a lovely rifle and box. I agree with Paul - got to be £250+ as it would be difficult to find a better example.

Kind regards,
John

Ok I'll change it... thanks for the heads up

**Michelle** · 08-05-2010, 02:44 PM

May consider swap for bsa cadet.

for the kids to use.

**Michelle** · 08-05-2010, 05:09 PM

NOW SOLD

Thanks all x

**PaulR** · 08-05-2010, 05:58 PM

Thanks Michelle (sold to me).

It is, in fact, the same model air rifle I bought over 40 years ago (my first) - but in much better condition.

I am SO pleased.

**Lakey** · 09-05-2010, 07:11 AM

Well done PaulR, I am glad you bought it as I was seriously starting to weaken. I have never seen a better condition Merlin.

Lakey

**Josie & John** · 09-05-2010, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Lakey

Well done PaulR, I am glad you bought it as I was seriously starting to weaken. I have never seen a better condition Merlin.

Lakey

I'll second that. I think I would have gone for this today if you hadn't PaulR. Well done and to you Michelle for sharing this rifle with us. You said the Merlin came with a story but didn't want to bore us. Well, I'm intrigued. Let us have a Sunday tale!!!

KR
John

**Gareth W-B** · 09-05-2010, 11:45 AM

.
Hmmmm. Was just about to issue two, two week long BBS bans, for buying and selling off a valuation thread here (see stickies), when I saw this http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=455864. As this creates a grey area then, all will stay as is, although the lack of traffic said sales thread has received, would have -- should I've been in a more grumpy mood -- been enough for me to ignore it, and ban away, anyway.

But as grey areas are open to mod and admin interpretation however, and as I am still in an insufferably good mood after finding via the BBS, a .177 barrel to go with my Webley Service MkII last week (a high I envisage lasting for many more days to come

), I have gone with giving the benefit of the doubt. Atb: G.

**PaulR** · 09-05-2010, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Gareth W-B

.
Hmmmm. Was just about to issue two, two week long BBS bans, for buying and selling off a valuation thread here (see stickies), when I saw this http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=455864. As this creates a grey area then, all will stay as is, although the lack of traffic said sales thread has received, would have -- should I've been in a more grumpy mood -- been enough for me to ignore it, and ban away, anyway.

But as grey areas are open to mod and admin interpretation however, and as I am still in an insufferably good mood after finding via the BBS, a .177 barrel to go with my Webley Service MkII last week (a high I envisage lasting for many more days to come

), I have gone with giving the benefit of the doubt. Atb: G.

Thank you - there was no mal intent I assure you.

**Gareth W-B** · 09-05-2010, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by PaulR

Thank you - there was no mal intent I assure you.

... I know matey, I know.

**PaulR** · 09-05-2010, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Josie & John

I'll second that. I think I would have gone for this today if you hadn't PaulR. Well done and to you Michelle for sharing this rifle with us. You said the Merlin came with a story but didn't want to bore us. Well, I'm intrigued. Let us have a Sunday tale!!!

KR
John

Michelle did tell me in a PM and I am sure she won't mind if I share:-

"Well, what we know of this old gun is:
It was bought from a long gone gun shop in Lugley Street on the Isle of Wight in 1963 for £7.2-6
It was taken home by it's proud new owner (cost him a fair chunk of his money back in them days) set out to plink bottle tops in his yard with his brother, on the 3rd or 4th shot, so I'm told, his brother pointed at the bottle top with his index finger slightly down range, while brother No1 promtly hit his brothers finger with a pellet from the Merlin that you now own! Hence it was it was put away & left away!..
only to be taken out once or twice after that in the next 47 years!..

So there you have it!... a peice of history how this gun came to get very little use"

Isn't this site great? - you get more than just the communal nerdiness. 47 years ago I was 11 years old and happily plinking with a Webley Junior. Two years later I (was) bought a second hand air rifle (Merlin) - it was a bit rough. So getting this one in brand new condition is almost like going back in time.

**Michelle** · 09-05-2010, 01:32 PM

Phewww PaulR... That was lucky...it's a good job that Mr Gareth W-B is such a nice fella ~'sucking up' smiley

**Josie & John** · 09-05-2010, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by PaulR

Michelle did tell me in a PM and I am sure she won't mind if I share:-

"Well, what we know of this old gun is:
It was bought from a long gone gun shop in Lugley Street on the Isle of Wight in 1963 for £7.2-6
It was taken home by it's proud new owner (cost him a fair chunk of his money back in them days) set out to plink bottle tops in his yard with his brother, on the 3rd or 4th shot, so I'm told, his brother pointed at the bottle top with his index finger slightly down range, while brother No1 promtly hit his brothers finger with a pellet from the Merlin that you now own! Hence it was it was put away & left away!..
only to be taken out once or twice after that in the next 47 years!..

So there you have it!... a peice of history how this gun came to get very little use"

Isn't this site great? - you get more than just the communal nerdiness. 47 years ago I was 11 years old and happily plinking with a Webley Junior. Two years later I (was) bought a second hand air rifle (Merlin) - it was a bit rough. So getting this one in brand new condition is almost like going back in time.

Thanks PaulR. What a great bit of luck to find some provenance with such a nice rifle. Make sure you retain it with the rifle

KR
John

**mallyally** · 09-05-2010, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by Gareth W-B

.
Hmmmm. Was just about to issue two, two week long BBS bans, for buying and selling off a valuation thread here (see stickies), when I saw this http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=455864. As this creates a grey area then, all will stay as is, although the lack of traffic said sales thread has received, would have -- should I've been in a more grumpy mood -- been enough for me to ignore it, and ban away, anyway.

But as grey areas are open to mod and admin interpretation however, and as I am still in an insufferably good mood after finding via the BBS, a .177 barrel to go with my Webley Service MkII last week (a high I envisage lasting for many more days to come

), I have gone with giving the benefit of the doubt. Atb: G.

i myself have been waiting for someone to jump on this

as it does on the surface of it break BBS rules / alls well that ends well though

**Mr PC** · 09-05-2010, 03:19 PM

I agree with Josie&John... I have had the pleasure of looking at this rifle when I went to Adam & Michelle's house and it was a privilage to see a rifle in such pristine condition in it's original box for it's age. Thanks Michelle for letting me take a few pix for my album, it'll be a while before another one like this comes up for grabs.

cheers

James

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