I'm looking for advice on an asking price for this rifle. The action and barrel are completely original, a 1952 375HH. The rear sight is complete and correct with no damage, all holes are undamaged and the only bluing wear spots are the usual marking from a rear peep sight and a bit of bluing loss mid-barrel, likely from leaning in a safe.
The stock and floor plate are custom. It is a Duane Wiebe one-piece bottom metal and Dakota sling mounts. All the screws are clocked, and the ebony fore end has a widow's peak curve to it. The cheek rest has a shadow-line contour. I'll see what this post looks like and add some more photos if needed. The file size and number limit is a bit of a problem.
I'll probably put it up on gunbroker or gunsinternational, or offer it here if there is interest. I understand that custom guns, like custom cars are not often valued as the sum-of-their-parts, but this rifle is in a pretty nice piece of walnut that benefited from a lot of attention to detail. The metal, as mentioned, is original and in very good shape. This was a fun rifle to carry brown bear hunting on Kodiak, but it is time to let it go. I'd appreciate some opinions on how to price it.
