Can anyone help with current values of these two BSA Shadows

[coyote2]

Need some cash as cant work at the min so have to sell these two BSA's
TIA cheers
jim

[coyote2]

[coyote2]

The Carbine has pitting some light rust and a bit of barrell wobble. The stock on the other is a buccanner modded and painted black. Very nice blueing but has a light scratch as can be seen in the last pic.

cheers
jim

[Josie & John]

In view of its rarity, I would guess at least £250 for the carbine due to the finish.

The Buccaneer would have zero value to serious BSA collector but maybe as an informal plinker there may be some value. Alternatively if an original stock could be sourced, that would increase the value somewhat.

John

[WebleyWombler]

The shadow is certainly £250. The buccaneer might fetch £100-150

[coyote2]

Thanks for the info guys. Will be sad to let them go but needs must. I'm not sure you noticed the second is a very nice original shadow just in a Buccanner stock thats been modded. Would it be better to sell the Shadow minus the stock?

cheers
jim

[Shed tuner]

Thanks for the info guys. Will be sad to let them go but needs must. I'm not sure you noticed the second is a very nice original shadow just in a Buccanner stock thats been modded. Would it be better to sell the Shadow minus the stock?

cheers
jim

there is a market for buccaneer stocks (but perhaps not modified ones), and I doubt there is much of one for shadow actions.

Would it not be better to put the proper stock on the better (non pitted) action, and sell that one for good money ?

the pitted/loose barrel action then goes with the buccanneer stock, and will make a handy plinker.

[coyote2]

there is a market for buccaneer stocks (but perhaps not modified ones), and I doubt there is much of one for shadow actions.

Would it not be better to put the proper stock on the better (non pitted) action, and sell that one for good money ?

the pitted/loose barrel action then goes with the buccanneer stock, and will make a handy plinker.

Thanks for the idea but they are both original rifles with different length barrels, I'd rather keep them as original. I do have a spare standard Buccanner stock missing it's trigger gaurd that could be sold with the non carbine one and painted black. I would put the value way above a standard Buccanner though. It's .177 and they are rare even as a Buccanner. I think only about 80 .177 Shadows were made, could be wrong. Has to be worth more than a Buccanner though.

cheers
jim

[Shed tuner]

yes, worth 2-3x a Buccanneer