Air sporter mk 2 valuation

[metalmickey]

[b
gun now gone to an enthusiast restorer @ £80

]found in a cabinet in uncles garage while clearing his house & contents. Mk 2 air sporter with cracked stock.. Thanks for valuations.[/b]

[mrto]

FOUND IN A CABINET IN UNCLES GARAGE WHILE CLEARING HIS HOUSE & CONTENTS FOR HIS WIDOW WHO IS NOW IN A SHELTERED HOME.
A MK 2 AIR SPORTER IN .22 CAL. 3 PIECE STOCK AUTO LOADING TAP. 4 GROOVE SCOPE RAIL, METALWORK FINISH IN AVERAGE CONDITION FOR AGE* OPEN SIGHTS COMPLETE APART FROM FRONT "HOOD" CHRONOED AT FULL LEGAL POWER. DOWN SIDE IS THAT THE STOCK HAS HAD A BAD REPAIR GLUE JOB DONE TO A CRACK TO THE STOCK, SEEMS SECURE ENOUGH BUT LOOKS TERRIBLE. PICS AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED E-MAIL mflitney@live.co.uk
WILL BE ADVERTISING ONCE AN IDEA OF WHAT ITS WORTH IS ESTABLISHED. THANKS.

Hard to value more accurately without pics,but based on your description I would say around 80-100 pounds.If its chrono-ing at close to full legal power that suggests the tap is sealing well assuming there's no dieseling.

[Airsporter1st]

If close to 12ft-lb, it must be pretty special. All my Mk 11's, with decent tap sealing, produced around 10.

As per previous post, good photos would help in coming to a realistic valuation. I've paid/sold for as a liitle as £100 for a very good unmolested example with wear and tear commensurate with age and £400+ for a mint example.

P.S. a cracked/badly repaired stock is usually a no-no for collectors. As a project, I would say the previous poster's valuation is about right.

[pajj]

Sounds potentially pretty rough, you need pics. The power claim appears optimistic to me.

[I. J.]

If the rifle hasn't been shot for a while it may be dieseling slightly. I would expect nearer 10 ft/lbs.

[DEAN C.]

£80 tops to be honest. The stock is the killler on value I am afraid.

The front sight hood missing knocks it slightly as well. Probably make a good yard gun or for spares for someone.

[Vic Thompson]

I side with Dean C in this respect based on having seen a few of them sold over the years (although possibly erring a bit lower still). However, as already pointed out, a damaged stock as described might make it only of interest to a select few. Maybe a few photographs included with the original listing would help with valuation if that can be managed.

Vic Thompson.

[metalmickey]

Won't let me post pics on this section ??!!

[Airsporter1st]

Won't let me post pics on this section ??!!

You should at least be able to post a link to pics on a photo hosting site. Explanation is in the forum stickies. However, I think your description, especially the bit about the cracked stock - which I missed when I first replied - is probably sufficient to justify the sub-£100 estimates above.

Finally, don't forget that the value of anything is exactly what someone is prepared to pay for it. In that respect, I would suggest you list it for sale (on a new thread, per forum rules) at a higher price, which you can gradually reduce until it either sells, or you decide you don't want to go any lower.