Value of Parker Hale Musketoon.

[Threeband]

I have a Birmingham (not Italian) made Parker Hale Musketoon, purchased new in 1988. Used it for several years of active skirmishing (NSSA), and it's been a safe queen ever since.

I wonder what would be a fair price range for it? Dixie wants $900 for a new Italian-made Parker Hale, and $650 for a new Euroarms. Regimental Quartermaster wants $475 for the Euroarms.

Mine has some discolored splotches in the bore. They do not appear to be pitting, just discolored spots. There are a few small spots of light rust in the bore, though. The brass has a nice patina, which could easily be polished off (I like it), and the ramrod tip is dark, with some rust. The stock is excellant, the lock is flawless. I'm sure it will still be a good shooter.

I understand the English-made guns command a premium. Any notion what would be a fair price?

 

[Hawkeye748]

They command a premium for shooters, not anyone else. Without looking at it, I can only give you the price range I have seen. Condition matters a bunch. I have seen as low as $450. and as high as $1250. depending on what comes with it, like the sargents tool, box, paperwork, etc. The condition you describe I would say the lower end of the range, $600 to 700.

With all in the picture, $800-900. depending on the bore after first hand examination. The 2 full cans of caps are worth $100.+

 

[arcticap]

The 2 full cans of caps are worth $100.+

In your opinion what makes those caps so valuable?
How much do you think that the musket caps below could
actually be sold for and where can any of these caps be sold
for that much?

 

[Threeband]

In your opinion what makes those caps so valuable?

I'm wondering the same thing.

The tins of caps in my photo hold 250, not 100. I haven't priced them lately, but...
Times have been crazy. I have about 1300 of those RWS musket caps.

Anyway, thanks for the response. I was reading a forum in which some reenacters were discussing the problems rthey have "defarbing" other manufacturer's muskets. Sounds like they would also pay a premium for a four-digit, Birmingham-made Parker Hale.

The more I read about this thing, the more I appreciate that I have something pretty special, even irreplacable. Makes me want to hang onto it, in case I take up shooting it again.

 

[scrat]

Two things to consider

There is the value of such items
Then
There is what someone is actually willing to pay

Each seller thinks they have the crem dela crem
Each buyer thinks they can get that anywhere or something similar and the Seller is full of it.

I tend to always believe in the Buyer

 

[4v50 Gary]

I paid $400 for mine over ten years ago, but it didn't come with all the accessories.

What's that brass object that clamps over the barrel?

 

[Rebel Dave]

Gary
Thats a front sight protector. Most NSSA members use them. You can get them from varios sutlers. Lots of NSSA shooters have higher front sights than stock, You don't want your sight getting banged around in transit, or on the range, these protect them.


Rebel Dave

 

[4v50 Gary]

Duh! Thanks Rebel Dave for helping the hopeless.

 

[Threeband]

Looks like the cartridge box plate is on upside down. Why would anyone do that?

 

[4v50 Gary]

Corn-fed (Confederate) reenactor impression? Corn-feds were known to use captured equipment, the concession being to wear US buckles upside down. It may have been applied to cartridge boxes too, but I've never read anything about that.

 

[Hawkeye748]

Sorry for the Typo. Should have read $10.00 each NOT $100. My error! Need to proofread my posts a bit better.

The reason the new ones are so expensive is not so much the quality as the exchange rate between the Euro and the dollar. The current rate has driven the price of anything in Europe up. That is why you see such a wide range of prices on the Italian imports.

 

[arcticap]

For a minute there I thought that I was sitting on some gold!
That reminds me that I should try to find some broken jewelry to trade in!