I have a large Martini schuetzen rifle for which I need to establish an insurance value so it can be added to my policy.

The rifle was originally chambered to 7.5 Swiss sometime before 1895. The builder went out of business in 1895 and the rifle has always been chambered in 7.5 Swiss. Sometime in later years the chamber was slightly modified to accept the later 1911 version of that chambering.

It is of Swiss manufacture, and was made in Zurich. Has 31"+ barrel with integral 1/2 rib and mint bore. Outside of barrel and action have many rust freckles. Most of original finish is present, but it has turned mainly brown/grey. The finger lever is very ornate, providing the equivalent of a pistol grip, with a separate "curlicue" for each finger. The finger lever is still solid, but the nickel (?)finish is badly freckled and sorely wants refinishing. At some point a rubber recoil pad was added, but that is now pretty much "perished" as the Brits would say.

The gun has the best set triggers I have ever seen, a 5-lever design that can literally be adjusted downward in pull weight to the point where the striker will never fall with the rifle held horizontal, but the weight of the trigger lever alone will cause the rifle to fire if the muzzle is raised to point straight up. Of course it can be set almost to any amount heavier any person might ever want, but it is still capable of being set to the lightest pull I have ever experienced while still being safe for a very experienced shooter who is familiar with it. I commonly adjust the setting to about 1/4 of one ounce and use it there. (Naturally that is done only when bench shooting, NOT when in the field.)

Sight is a vintage 2" Unertl "Ultra-Varmint" 15-X which has been completely blue-printed and cleaned by Gil Parsons of Parson's Scope Service. Scope is mounted on modern aluminum blocks custom-milled to fit the half-rib, with no modification to the gun or rib.

The rifle is still capable of well under 1 MOA with cast bullets at 100 yards. I have not fired it at any longer distances.

Any guestimates as to what an experienced single-shot dealer might value this piece at?

(If you have questions, I'll answer...)