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My son has offered to take me on a Cape buffalo hunt for my 70th B-day and his sister for her 35th B-day present.
In order to pitch in I am offering a few of my guns for sale including

1. Original 404 Jeffery delivered in Jan 1907.

I have posted lots of photos of this rifle on this and other forums and as it was purchases for an Alaskan bear hunt by a wealthy Oregon lumberman and I have carried it for that purpose while guiding.
It is a good, solid rifle and one of the earliest know Jeffery 404's. Am asking $7000 but will listen to offers.
Also have an unopened paper wrapped carton of 10 boxes of Kynoch ammo and 7 5 packs of Kynoch ammo

2. All original 303 Lee Speed marked Claborough & Johnstone 24" bb , decent shape and I have also hunted with it. $ $1700

3. Mauser type B 7x57 pre-war 1914 gun in nice original shape $1800

4. Zoli 450/400 O&U double rifle . Again, a rifle I have used and featured in Rifle magazine in March 2011 and On cover of Rifle Big Bore fall 2014 edition. I haven't completely ruled out taking this to Zimbabwe but am leaning on using Ole Ugly. $5000 is a bargain on a solid, accurate and reliable double and for another $800 there are 12 boxes of factory ammo, 100 rounds of brass and reloading dies.

5. 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer 6.5x54 single trigger takedown rifle, shot and sighted by Wesley Richards
With unobtrusive Leupold scope mount. $1700

6. 1910 Mannlicher Schoenauer 9.5x56 carbine in superb shape with full factory fiddleback grain. Marked RB

Rodda, Calcutta. Was no doubt a tiger killer. $1800

7. Alolph Minar 1903 Springfield sporter. This in one of only 4 or 5 known Minar rifles. Jack O'Conner
called Minar "one of the finest craftsman to practice the trade of stock making and this rifle is by
far the highest grade of any know rifles and in near perfect shape . I have also posted many photos of
It on numerous forums. $7000

I can be reached by PM's or email grizskinsgmail.com. And unless out hunting or flying will have my phone on 907-414-4570 and can send photos by email.

Thanks
Phil Shoemaker

Free bump for a unique list, any of which would likely make you the first on your block...

nice!

Oh boy....there is that Alolph Minar....hmmm

Makes my puny collection look pitiful

The Jeffery 404 and the Mauser 7x57 went quickly and I have had a lot of photo requests in both MS rifles and the Zoli double.

way to go

Nice bunch o'guns!

I wish I had a son like that!
whelennut

If these are the culls. What are the keepers. Hasbeen

Nobody has expressed interest in the Adolph Minar, and I would have thought it would have received as much attention as the Jeffery 404. I doesn't break my heart to keep it as it, along with my Wundhammer and Lon Paul 30-06 are the best quality rifles in my harem.

Woa! Nice offerings Phil. Best wishes for a great hunt and African experience!

damn, i would have cracked the bank for that 404, that IMO is one of the coolest rifles ive ever seen.

Classics like these deserve at least a couple of pic's;





Jerry

Aye, same sentiments from here in my chair this early a.m.

Keep that Minar. Give it to Taj or Tia. Do not let that gun leave Alaska. Same thing with the Wundhammer and the Lon Paul. Those guns belong up here. You have at least 30 more years of hunting and guiding left.

Sincerely,
Thomas