I don't even know if there are Weatherby collectors in the classic sense of the term.

But there is a friend who lives abut three houses away who has an early (end of the 1950s), left-handed, German-made, Mark V in .300 Wby Mag.

The finish is very nice, the wood a bit fancy. The bore has a little bit of what may be visible wear at the throat, but may just be the usual Wby long throat. (I don't have a bore scope, so can't tell.)

He is at an age where he has quit hunting, which is all he ever used it for. The recent recession took him from being a multi-millionaire to being a "one thousand-aire" (on a good day), so he thinks he needs to sell it.

What kind of market is there for that kind of thing?

The only advice I have been able to give him is that it is a very nice gun, in NRA Exc. condition, so he might be best off to put it on consignment at the local gun shop which sees a fair smattering of millionaires walk in the door every week. Full recommended retail for a similar current new Weatherby (not made in Germany and with a very plain composite stock, is over $2,000).

So what do you guys think? Is there a market out there? What would you try to sell it at if it was yours?

Lloyd, there are Weatherby collectors out there, for sure. A friend of mine in Michigan has a number of them, and someone he knows owns Weatherby rifle that were owned by Roy Rogers and other folks of renown. There's probably a Weatherby Collectors forum, I would think. I'll find out.

Found it, and aptly named! :-)


http://www.weatherbycollectors.com/

Thank you very much Señor Biebs. Appreciate it. Will pass the word on to John (my neighbor)

Just assisting my mentor :-)