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Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:00 am
by Pureform
Someone is offering to sell this rifle for 575... posting a link with around 40 pics... maybe you guys can tell me what it is and if its worth it...
http://imageshack.com/user/pureformbonsai
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:08 am
by ffeng31
Yep, 1893 dated Chatellerault M91. Spent time in Finnish hands . Looks to be complete and in nice condition. $575 ? Well , that depends on your wallet. I will say that it wouldnt surprise me to see one go for that much on GB . On a forum or local sale I would think thats a bit high..
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:15 am
by Pureform
ffeng31 wrote:Yep, 1893 dated Chatellerault M91. Spent time in Finnish hands . Looks to be complete and in nice condition. $575 ? Well , that depends on your wallet. I will say that it wouldnt surprise me to see one go for that much on GB . On a forum or local sale I would think thats a bit high..
The barrel looks like alot of pitting in the front and missing some metal by the wall... wood not bad...he said it matches the bolt only...the mag and buttplate is scrubbed...
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:17 am
by racerguy00
The guy asked me to post it here in the want ads. Seemed legit. Was told it sold but now there's lots of confusion. Im not sure what's going on, I wouldnt touch it now unless face to face with all the b.s.
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:24 am
by Pureform
racerguy00 wrote:The guy asked me to post it here in the want ads. Seemed legit. Was told it sold but now there's lots of confusion. Im not sure what's going on, I wouldnt touch it now unless face to face with all the b.s.
I'm in touch with him on Facebook...maybe it's a different guy...
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:23 am
by racerguy00
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:29 am
by Pureform
Re: Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:31 am
by Gsragtop
What I don't get is why his FTF price is $75 less then his shipping price (at least from his FB posts)
Re: Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:32 am
by Pureform
Gsragtop wrote:What I don't get is why his FTF price is $75 less then his shipping price (at least from his FB posts)
Hmm now this is getting fishy
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:51 am
by racerguy00
Unknown. I agreed to help him out then he started posting it everywhere. Buyer beware. Not saying its screwy but too much b.s. for my liking now.
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:52 am
by davesstuff1
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:00 pm
by jayrocka1200
i saw that on F book also, looks really nice.
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:14 am
by zeebill
Lower face to face price could be a pretty big clue that the pictures are not showing a negative aspect of the rifle you would see in a face to face deal. When the same rifle pops up all over the place I am awful skeptical about the deal and would only except a face to face deal and at a place of my choosing. You can't carry around $600 in cash or any form these days with someone you don't know at all knowing you have it. The rifle for some reason does not look like it came with that stock until recently? Hope it is just not a bunch of parts somebody built into a rifle? Bill
Re: 1893 French Chatellerault finn?
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:13 pm
by clayshooter2
racerguy00 wrote:Unknown. I agreed to help him out then he started posting it everywhere. Buyer beware. Not saying its screwy but too much b.s. for my liking now.
This is why you need to stop hanging out on Mosin related Facebook pages Dave!
(Except for the snap shot you got of the girl in the Soviet ammo t-shirt, I'll give you that one)
