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Good bud who hunts Africa has a line on a near perfect .375 H&H Whitworth. He was asking about the value; I don't have a picture.

I'm guessing around $600 for a good buyer's price, not sure a good seller's price. The guy who has it is another Africa hunting bud, so my bud could potentially get it right.

I can't find it in the Blue Book, was wondering what you guys thought.

DF

I looked on line and seems they're selling a bit higher than I guessed. I see one listed for slightly over $900.

A good bit of variation on those.

DF

My first .375 was a Whitworth--but the original walnut stock had been replaced by a very cheap synthetic. Got it for a very bargain price around 30 years ago, and eventually replaced both the synthetic with better one, and also restocked it in walnut. (Also had some other work done on it by both D'Arcy Echols and the late Dave Gentry.) Sold it a couple year ago for a lot more than $600, but would expect a "near perfect" walnut-stocked original to be more in the $1000 range.

Thanks, John.

Will pass that info to my bud.

DF

I think somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000 would be about right. Years ago when I decided I wanted a 375 H&H for Africa, after a lot of research I decided I wanted to start with a Whitworth. I paid $800 back then for one and a lot of ammo and brass that came with it. Then I turned it over to Jim Kobe for his magic. NEGC banded front sight, side swing safety, new recoil pad, additional cross bolt in front of the magazine, ebony forend tip to replace the plastic, ebony on the cross bolts, rebluing, refinishing the stock, and maybe some other things that have slipped my mind. It turned out to be exactly what I wanted. It’s been to Africa twice and ANWR once.

Sounds good. Jim knows his stuff and is a great Mauser smith.

Bet it’s worth more than a grand now….

For sure to you.

DF

Have been seeing them sell for around $1200 lately, its my favorite DG rifle, and i have quite a few

There is an Alaskan version that sells for a bit less usually, doesnt have the barrel band and a couple other small differences

Whitworths are Zastavas that were polished up and fitted up in England as a real good value Mauser based rifles.

I should have bought one when I had a chance.

IMO they are quite nice and should sell for more than they do.

Did you try looking for a value under "Interarms Mark X"?

No but will do when I get home.

DF

Love the stocks on those rifles.

A grand plus and a great rifle

I've owned several over the years. Typically the Whitworths with the MonteCarlo cheek piece bring less than the English style shadow line cheek piece model. The trigger guard bow mag release is preferred over the push button release. Walnut usually goes higher than synthetic in classic style stock. Earlier models are generally preferred over later models. Manufacture year is on the bolt. MarkX models are usually valued less than Whitworth English marked. Prices range from around 800 to sometimes around 1500 depending on who is buying and who is selling and what market you live in. They are always more valuable when you're buying and less valuable when you are selling.
Bfly

Yeah, buying price vs selling price.

I recall Ingwe having a nice one with a beautiful stock.

Never got tired of seeing it. I think he downsized to smaller rounds.

DF

I have one in .375, which for some reason has a monte carlo style stock. It's shoots well, plenty well enough for a .375, despite having a few corrosion pits about 6 inches back from the muzzle. I've debated finding the Whitworth-style stock for it, and restocking it. Or maybe just send down the road.

I bought a Whitworth 375 on the Fire for about $900. The stock didn’t fit well and I sold it or traded it for what I had in it. - Besides I came across a pre-64 375 H&H AI that worked better for me.

The Whitworth was a decent rifle.

Mine was a Whitworth, which regularly grouped three 300-grain Nosler Partitions touching, or nearly so, at 100 yards. It also shot bullets from 260-300 grains into the same group, though sometimes the overall group opened up to an inch or so.

Have also owned a number of other Mark Xs, not all Whitworths. One was a .270 Winchester that also regularly grouped various bullets into around 1/2" for 3 shots at 100 yards.

In fact my general memory, after owning a bunch of both, is that Mark X's group at least as well as pre-'64 Model 70s--and I've probably owned about the same number of both.

We had a bunch of Zastava's hit our local market early mid 90's in .375 and .458. They were cheap at around the $500 mark as I recall. I was asked to review the .458's. A bit light but In 20 20 hindsight........

Buddy picked up a Whitworth off Gunbroker for $450 last year. Deals are out there.

Wow, that’s a deal.

DF

That is indeed a great deal. I guess I’m fortunate that I’ve managed affairs so that I won’t be eating beans by holding out for a great deal when I really want something. Your buddy can get a great rifle that he will enjoy if he pays more than a grand for it.

You won't get mine for a grand. Mb