Jackal AR7 valuation

[B1G G]

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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[Hsing-ee]

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.

[harvey_s]

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...

[look no hands]

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.

Pete

[harvey_s]

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.

[harry mac]

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.