Would You Have Bid on This AE?

Doubs · 10-29-2020, 11:56 AM

I had considered bidding on this 1906 AE but there was simply too much wrong with it. I called and asked questions that revealed what the pictures don't.

The barrel is a replacement which the auction house noted. It's numbered 992 and the bore is "bright with dark spots". The front sight appears to be a Marble type replacement.

What they didn't note was that the grip safety is broken - likely the spring - and strawed parts have been refinished.

With premiums, the final price is right at $1800 which, IMO, is too much for a shooter.

https://www.proxibid.com/Firearms-Mi...ation/57240147

10-29-2020, 11:56 AM	#1
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 769 Thanked 1,611 Times in 525 Posts	Would You Have Bid on This AE? I had considered bidding on this 1906 AE but there was simply too much wrong with it. I called and asked questions that revealed what the pictures don't. The barrel is a replacement which the auction house noted. It's numbered 992 and the bore is "bright with dark spots". The front sight appears to be a Marble type replacement. What they didn't note was that the grip safety is broken - likely the spring - and strawed parts have been refinished. With premiums, the final price is right at $1800 which, IMO, is too much for a shooter. https://www.proxibid.com/Firearms-Mi...ation/57240147