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On the website click AUCTIONS at the top of the page. It is the auction showing the Savage pistol. There are 150 of Johns items, about half pistols half rifles. The 2nd auction will be in Oct.

lots of pistols, wonder if the Oct. is the better specimens

I miss John. The only bright side to this is that I got to photograph his engraved and special feature rifles before they are scattered to the four winds.

Sad to see a collection like that scattered to the winds. Should put a lot of smiles on plenty of faces though.

I don't know a thing about Savage pistols but I do know there are some rare and very desirable rifles in that batch.

I have a few that I am going to investigate further. One I would really like to have if it doesn't get too crazy.

Quite a collection, I hope those guns all go to good homes.

Some beautiful rifles in that auction, good luck to members here bidding it would be nice to see them land back among John's fellow collectors

Johno

Anybody do any good tonight?

I wanted several, but only brought one home. For the most part, people wanted those guns more than I did.

Was great fun watching it though!

Those 25 ACPs went higher than the 45. Didn't see that coming.

I wanted to bid on the very first gun. That 300 RS that went for 550. Couldn't get my damn bid button to work in time!

Anyway, Hope John's guns all went to good homes.

Glad to have the one I got.

https://www.proxibid.com/Antiques-a...rms-Virtual-Auction/event-catalog/202922

Results for those interested

Same problem.. For having sling and swivels, that gun went too low.


I think there's a lot fewer 25 ACP's than there are 45's. Not that there are many 45's.. but still a lot less 25's.

https://www.proxibid.com/Firearms-M...l-99F-in-243-Win/lotInformation/62258672

Another one that went too cheap

Probably be up on GI for 1795 next week...

I thought a few prices were high, but not like some of the prices we saw over the last 18 months. I thought a few were pretty low. 99R in 308 for $775? Seems way low to me.

How many will show up on tommyguns for a 50% - 150% markup soon?

https://www.proxibid.com/Firearms-M...l-99R-in-308-Win/lotInformation/62258809

Another one that flew in under the radar.

Too many nice guns being offered at the same time and place.

Course you have to add the 18% buyers premium, but there were still some deals to be had like Rory said....

You are absolutely right about that.

Market saturation can overwhelm buyers and depress price on the more common stuff, especially when there was all that eye candy.

I watched a few of them and glad I was working making money instead of home drinking whiskey!

Thankful for the opportunity.

The Rentzke engraved gun was a bargain at $2,300.00

One of the guns I think was possibly the most significant was lot 150, the Tue engraved 1895. I was with John when he bought this from Bailey Brower, the negotiations were not all the friendly and were getting awkward so I left, when I got back it was John's gun. The gun is pictured in Bailey Brower's book on Savage Pistols on page 4. The owner pervious to Bailey was the one who had it 'restored' by Turnbull, he usually had the tables to Johns right at the shows. His story on it was that it had been a left over barreled receiver that the company gave to Enoch Tue when he was looking for employment to do an example of his work. He also said it had been owned previously by Roe Clark. He, or his father, decided to get it made into a complete rifle. He also mentioned that Turnbull may have touched up the engraving a little . I thought some of the finest lines in the engraving seemed to fade out where they should have continued and the edges were not as sharp as they should be. The Callahan letter states that the entry line for this one is blank which fits with it being a left over barreled receiver.

I find it hard to use the term 'restored' for this one because it was supposedly just a barreled receiver when sent to Turnbull and it was not returned to an original configuration since that was not known, they used 1899 style wood. I see it is described as "Stocks are checkered highly figured walnut with special order checker pattern" - special order from Turnbull. When I heard the story I thought it a real shame it was not kept as it was to show the earliest know Tue work for Savage just as he left it.

I had a few on my list but only got one, and I don't think it was a bargain. It was more for sentimental reasons, I used to sit for hours with John when he was a regular table holder at OGCA and am familiar with some of those guns, I remember when he bought several of them and a couple spent time in my basement when I worked on them for him - I posted pictures of a couple of the projects a few years ago, one was lot 73, the 32-40 with a Malcolm side mount, when he got the gun it did not have a scope and I found one and mounted it for him, it was included in a post along with 3 of my rifles with Malcolm scopes. I was at John's table when he bought two project 1920's, one was a 20/26 that was just a couple bags of parts, that is the 1920/26 that I posted a thread about putting together, that one was not in this auction group. The first 1899 I got was also the first John bought that started his Savage collecting, it's really rough, he gave it to me after helping him with some projects so I would have an example to use for future projects and not have to borrow one anymore.

I see they are saying more to come on a October sale does one believe there are more 99’s in the estate?

Buyers premium is really only 14.5 percent if u pay with a card as compared to other sales everyone wants 3.5% to run a card. I was at a work event and on my phone I could get the button to work as planned but probably saved me money, I got the one I wanted. Surprised a bit on the 358 and 375 I see them sell for more locally no matter the model.

Does anyone know is there more PE’s in his collection?