Fwb sport

[Round]

Thinking of parting with one of my sports in 127 mk 2, just had a service , I would say 8/10 both sights, no cracks good bluing.... any ideas on value ?

[andrewM]

I bought a Mk2 two years ago from a gunsmith for £245, incl 3-9x scope with parallax adjuster. Probably 8/10 too but minus the open sights (front and rear).

[Shed tuner]

with the sights, £250

[wil95k]

what's a mint one worth?

[Muskett]

Mint were stuck at £250 for a good few years, but have recently crept up over the £300 barrier. A truly mint 124 might reach £340; 127 a tad less. Thats probably unshot with some paperwork of some kind.
Loads of very nice ones about; a lot were sold, £250 for a very nice obviously little used rifle with its sights. Anything well used wearing some history then under £200.

Certain period scopes and mounts can add considerable value. Any old mount and a modern scope not much.

[slug-gun]

Mint were stuck at £250 for a good few years, but have recently crept up over the £300 barrier. A truly mint 124 might reach £340; 127 a tad less. Thats probably unshot with some paperwork of some kind.
Loads of very nice ones about; a lot were sold, £250 for a very nice obviously little used rifle with its sights. Anything well used wearing some history then under £200.

Certain period scopes and mounts can add considerable value. Any old mount and a modern scope not much.

Not enough of a price gap here between a mint unused rifle, and one well used - mint unused is rare, so if a well used one is under £200, then a mint one should be more than double, so £400-450.
Hard to find truly mint anything of that age, to find the extra £200 or so over a well shot gun would always be the better investment and much easier to resell to boot. I would say that a mint, unused boxed FWB Sport with paperwork is probably a £500 rifle - a well used one with marks, £150 at a push. There are virtually none of the first, and plenty of the second!

[joffy]

Not enough of a price gap here between a mint unused rifle, and one well used - mint unused is rare, so if a well used one is under £200, then a mint one should be more than double, so £400-450.
Hard to find truly mint anything of that age, to find the extra £200 or so over a well shot gun would always be the better investment and much easier to resell to boot. I would say that a mint, unused boxed FWB Sport with paperwork is probably a £500 rifle - a well used one with marks, £150 at a push. There are virtually none of the first, and plenty of the second!

Mint and unused will probably have the made of cheese piston seal

[Muskett]

And there were a lot sold., a good few thousand. A good few shot half a tin and went back in the box. Every year a few mint ones come out of the cupboards, so not that rare. And as said any true mint will need a service before use.
They we never excessively expensive either, and very popular, to the point some people just bought a couple, one for later. Plus so many know the Sport so well they just aren't going to pay silly money when £500 buys a far sexier rifle.
£340 is £140 premium over a nice example.

Surprisingly few springers actually hold solid money. Very few hold a serious premium. Those that do could be counted on one hand and half those were custom in some way with added value in their wood or tuning.
I completely agree that true mint rifles should demand a premium, but the market is small, and that market just doesn't dig deep into their pockets. Not even for rare short run rifles.

I'll stick to my valuation. I'm happy to be proved wrong.

[joffy]

I bought my abused 124 for £185 but I've spent out one trigger (that I managed to break) new spring (that is too strong for what I want) .......I only paid that because it was a 124

[Powderfinger]

Mint is much misused term. Some specialists would say that mint is a term only for coins not guns. Very few mint guns of any kind exist. Most will be in museums or high-end collections. Not even the Sport in the FWB museum looked mint when I saw it. A mint Sport would fetch 500 but as said above it would never have been fired and the piston seal will have rotted.

Excellent or very good Sports still seem to go for about 250 maybe more for a 124 or one with accessories or paperwork.

[Duggan]

Mint were stuck at £250 for a good few years, but have recently crept up over the £300 barrier. A truly mint 124 might reach £340; 127 a tad less. Thats probably unshot with some paperwork of some kind.
Loads of very nice ones about; a lot were sold, £250 for a very nice obviously little used rifle with its sights. Anything well used wearing some history then under £200.

Certain period scopes and mounts can add considerable value. Any old mount and a modern scope not much.

Hi mate Ive been looking for a good one in .177 for sale for a number of years now and can't remember seeing one, never mind loads...perhaps you post a link on the internet to where they are or, have been? I would appreciate it.

[Muskett]

Think I bought my last mint 127 four years ago. Think there was a 124 last year.
If I see another one for £250 I'll buy it myself. They do come up. Luck or following the adds. Be fast with the button as they can be gone in minutes. Word of mouth works too.
I've had more trouble finding a full length Omega in .177. But far fewer were made.

There are far rarer rifles out there, though far less popular than the Sport.