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    Jackal AR7 valuation

    Hi
    Found my self a Sussex Armoury jackal AR7 with single point scope

    The single point is in bad condition
    Needs dome for front and adjustment covers missing

    AR7 in not bad condition,it’s been in a loft for many years from what previous owner told me

    Barrel needs re bluing

    Can it be dated by serial numbers ?

    I will put more pics up later when day light as I have just cleaned it



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    I think a really nice mint one would be about £300 to the right person, most of them would be £150-£200.

    That one is corroded and will need a re-blue plus the internals looking at. They ran 'O' rings on the piston so at least you won't have any plastic cheese to deal with.

    I think that would would be about £80-120 as it is, depends who is desperate for one. An interesting rifle from the 'airgun renaissance' of the late 70s. A copy of a Hammerli sidelever, made larger for more power, fitted into a military-style stock for Walts and the younger crowd, using the short barrel that Cardew said all a springer needed, fitted with the red-dot sight which the advertising implied was a laser designator. AGW had the tester go after clay pigeons with it ... One of the first full-power rifles completely designed by a marketing impulse. More expensive than an HW35 and not as good a performer, which is why the 35 is still in production. The Sussex Armoury Jackals lead to NSP Engineering and then on to Air Arms, so the AR7 has a small but significant place in British airgun history.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
    I think a really nice mint one would be about £300 to the right person, most of them would be £150-£200.

    That one is corroded and will need a re-blue plus the internals looking at. They ran 'O' rings on the piston so at least you won't have any plastic cheese to deal with.

    I think that would would be about £80-120 as it is, depends who is desperate for one. An interesting rifle from the 'airgun renaissance' of the late 70s. A copy of a Hammerli sidelever, made larger for more power, fitted into a military-style stock for Walts and the younger crowd, using the short barrel that Cardew said all a springer needed, fitted with the red-dot sight which the advertising implied was a laser designator. AGW had the tester go after clay pigeons with it ... One of the first full-power rifles completely designed by a marketing impulse. More expensive than an HW35 and not as good a performer, which is why the 35 is still in production. The Sussex Armoury Jackals lead to NSP Engineering and then on to Air Arms, so the AR7 has a small but significant place in British airgun history.
    I think a nice mint one would be around £300 for the later Combat model with open sights & dummy mag - if its an original AR7 and got the original single point sight and one piece mount you could add another £150...

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    Bloody hell are prices that strong for these nowadays, I bought a Combat with dummy mag (but needs a reblue and a good service) for £80 a couple of years ago, it was up for sale for ages until I bought it, he wanted £150 originally.

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    Much the same as any collectable gun really...a rusty gun with no sights or missing parts (especially if the parts are not easy to find) is always going to be a fraction of a mint, complete original.

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    Sorry Harvey, but £450 for a jackal is fantasy territory. I sold one last year with the original mount and the earler type SP sight for £120. The metalwork was painted black, which lowered the value somewhat, but, for a good one, I'd say somewhere north of £200, and up to about £280 for a boxed one.
    There is a FB group which allows sales (No, contrary to popular belief, it is not completely forbidden), see what they fetch on there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by harry mac View Post
    Sorry Harvey, but £450 for a jackal is fantasy territory. I sold one last year with the original mount and the earler type SP sight for £120. The metalwork was painted black, which lowered the value somewhat, but, for a good one, I'd say somewhere north of £200, and up to about £280 for a boxed one.
    There is a FB group which allows sales (No, contrary to popular belief, it is not completely forbidden), see what they fetch on there.
    I agree. 2 for sale on 'G Star' £550 the pair.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harry mac View Post
    Sorry Harvey, but £450 for a jackal is fantasy territory. I sold one last year with the original mount and the earler type SP sight for £120. The metalwork was painted black, which lowered the value somewhat, but, for a good one, I'd say somewhere north of £200, and up to about £280 for a boxed one.
    There is a FB group which allows sales (No, contrary to popular belief, it is not completely forbidden), see what they fetch on there.
    You sold yourself short my friend :.... An original Singlepoint sight on its own will fetch £120-£150 all day long

    Add in that AR7's or Combat models are rare...and a good condition one with the correct bits (not a painted one or one that needs rebluing) is worth an easy £250 and you're at £400 - a minter would easily command a £50 premium on that.

    It took me over £20 years to find an original AR7 with the one piece mount and original SP sight - I bought that over 10 years ago and I've not seen another in similar condition, I have seen many rusty old clunkers though....

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    jackal

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    Ar7 value

    I agree with you harvey_s

    They are now very scarce in good condition with single point sights as the star wars fans have been buying the sp's for years to make Han solo gun from star wars (just put Han solo/blaster gun in Google and click images)

    I have a few single point sights and would not part with them.

    I would pay £450 for Ar7 and sp sight if condition was good, but then I collect them.

    To each his own.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JLB View Post
    I agree. 2 for sale on 'G Star' £550 the pair.

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    Actually nicely demonstrates my point... only one is an AR7 in a bit marked average condition, missing its SP sight and mount and its £275 on its own.
    It'll cost you another £150 to get a sight and forget trying to find the correct mount - so that'll be £425 for an incomplete well used one

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    Quote Originally Posted by harvey_s View Post
    Actually nicely demonstrates my point... only one is an AR7 in a bit marked average condition, missing its SP sight and mount and its £275 on its own.
    It'll cost you another £150 to get a sight and forget trying to find the correct mount - so that'll be £425 for an incomplete well used one
    Makes you wonder why they haven't been snapped up then

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    https://www.gunmart.net/shooting-adv...ast-the-jackal

    clear pic of the mount mentioned earlier
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    More pics

    Hi I dusted her off put sight back on with the original mount

    I will be putting her up for sale soon as I have to many
    Thank you all for your replies





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    Quote Originally Posted by JLB View Post
    Makes you wonder why they haven't been snapped up then

    John
    Errr, that'll be because its too expensive for the condition, do keep up - tatty stuff will never command mint prices
    The point I was making was what it will cost you to get a decent one and even tatty ones are not cheap when you consider what it would cost you to restore one.

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