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23 December 2004, 13:23
Atkinson
Guns and Ivory
I have a clients rifle, a CZ550 in 458 Lott, it has an American stock, NECG barrel band front sight, muzzle brake with a protector cap so when the brake is off it has the threads protected, trigger job, cross bolts, nice recoil pad, very nice wood for factory, and probably glass bedded?, It is for sale, make me an offer, I am thinking around $850. should be a good deal?? It has been fired about 10 times....

Also I have a client that wants to sell matching elephant tusks that have been in his family for at least 40 years, they weigh 55 pounds..Could anyone tell me what they are worth? Any offers? It has been so long since I have been privy to ivory sales that I have no clue...the family seems to think $30,000???????
23 December 2004, 13:35
MZEE
Ray
A matched pair, 135 LBS each, just sold in Dallas at auction for $45,500.00 about 3 months ago. CHEERS
23 December 2004, 15:52
gas57
Does the rifle have , rings, mounts, and scope?
Jeff in Texas
23 December 2004, 18:06
Atkinson
Gas57,
It has rings and iron sights, additions are the barrel band front sight from NECG, recoil pad, glass maybe, a KDF muzzle break, a thread protector, special follower and spring and the cross bolts. It has had a good deal of extra work done on it apparantly, No scope....in the factory box with all the papers I guess...
23 December 2004, 18:15
500grains
Quote:

...the family seems to think $30,000???????





They may be alone in that view. Typically a trophy (other than the #1 in the record book) is worth only a fraction of the cost of bagging another. But that is just my experience.
23 December 2004, 18:25
Duckear
Quote:



Also I have a client that wants to sell matching elephant tusks....... have been in his family for at least 40 years....the family seems to think $30,000???????



Maybe that's why they have been in the family 40 years???
26 December 2004, 12:42
mamba
There are ivory buyers that advertize in the back of sci magazine but I dont know if they are fair or legitimite.
26 December 2004, 15:09
700 nitro
ill sell my set of 69 72 for 7000$ any takers?????
26 December 2004, 16:59
csutton7
Ray--sent you an email on the rifle--I'm interested--chris
27 December 2004, 02:15
Gatogordo
They'll be lucky to get $50 a pound for the ivory. If that matched set of 55 pounds means 110 pounds total that's about $5500 if my math is correct this early in the morning and I wouldn't bet they'll get that especially if they're that old.
28 December 2004, 18:08
lb404
I just arranged a purchase for a friend for two tusks for $5400.00. They weighed 55/53 lbs.
28 December 2004, 19:13
Atkinson
Thanks everyone, I have really checked around a lot and it seems their are a lot of conflicting opinnions or the value of Ivory, enough so that I think I will let this guy worry about it...

It seems the stuff is worth whatever you can get for it and complete tusks are worth more than by the pound stuff....I know that aged Ivory is much more expensive than fresh Ivory for whatever thats worth...Also that outside cut is the most sought after by makers of pistol and knife grips and I can see why that would be, it does have more color and character...

It seems that tusks of very near or over 100 lbs. are worth a small fortune.
29 December 2004, 06:27
N E 450 No2
The Ivory Tusks from the Elephant I shot in Zimbabwe last June..... Priceless.
04 January 2005, 20:43
fla3006
I sold a 2 pairs of tusks (40/42 & 52/54lbs) for $65/lb several years ago and was glad to get it. Big sets (over 100lbs/side) will bring more today. About 5 years ago a 112/114lb set went for $12.5K at auction in Houston. Ivory seems to be very subjective in value. Some folks think it's worth a fortune, but just try to sell some.


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04 January 2005, 21:02
jbderunz
Gentlemen, a question.
This year I was interested in 2 snow leopard hides during an auction. Theses hides, collected in the 1920s were removed from the auction by the game department because certificates of origin were missing. Concerning ivory it’s the same : one have to present a CITES (Washington Convention for endangered species) or an “inheritance certificate†or a very certified invoice. Say ivory is worth 50$ the pound and over……….or nothing.
Is it the case everywhere?
jb


J B de Runz
Be careful when blindly following the masses ... generally the "m" is silent
05 January 2005, 00:17
375 AI
A 20 pound fully carved tusk sold on ebay for about $2,000 last week. http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73465&item=3771404290&rd=1

Or for a Matched pair 5-3/4" diam. x 67" for $8,745. You find them at http://www.boonetrading.com/Pg24.html

I guess it is a volatile market. Big Grin

Pete