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Old January 30, 2013, 10:25 PM   #1
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Hatfield Full Stock Value

Hello,
I have a Hatfield full stock in 50 calibre that I’d like to sell to a friend. What is a fair price?
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Thanks in advance.
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Old January 31, 2013, 09:08 AM   #2
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$350
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Old January 31, 2013, 11:33 AM   #3
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$450.00 to $550.00; My SWAG

Keeping in mind, that he is your friend but you sure you won't regret selling it? ....

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Old January 31, 2013, 02:21 PM   #4
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If he is a true friend...

....Don't sell it to him.

Give it to him.
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Old February 4, 2013, 12:18 AM   #5
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Hatfield value

Good point Doc. Lets call him a guy who hangs out in my workshop.....
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Old February 4, 2013, 02:21 AM   #6
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Being as Hatfields are semi-custom rifles and sold for around $700 in the late 1980s, I would expect one to sell for a bit more than $350. $500-$700-ish, I would expect, but since they are so hard to find they might draw a lot more.
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Old February 4, 2013, 04:22 AM   #7
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sold one earlier this year with both the percussion lock and the flintlock, $800, sold the second day i had it up for sale.
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Old February 4, 2013, 05:47 AM   #8
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i had a .36 FL and it was a very good rifle,the only problem i had was that it had a very tight .36 bore,and i had to have a special mold made for it. after that it was the cats meow. i would think it would start at 400.00 and go up.eastbank.
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Old February 4, 2013, 03:16 PM   #9
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I like em !!!

I'd be interested in buying the rifle even though we have never met. If not, is that whiskey crate for sale? Great range box for M/L's ...

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Old February 5, 2013, 11:19 AM   #10
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If it has an excellant bore I would start @ $600 it's a nice gun.
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Old February 8, 2013, 12:39 PM   #11
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Stock Repair

On close examination of the Hatfield rifle there is a repair done near the cheek piece. It appears that the repair was done by the maker during the initial construction.
How does this impact the value?
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Old February 8, 2013, 02:24 PM   #12
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All depends ???

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How does this impact the value?
Sadly it will but to what degree, depends on demand and how bad someone wants it. It is an excellent repair and finished out pretty well. Even at that, if I were the maker, I would not have let it go out that way. Those guys had/have too much pride in their work. .....


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Old February 11, 2013, 12:33 PM   #13
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Kinda depends on if your friend's name is McCoy?
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Old February 11, 2013, 08:49 PM   #14
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$600 plus.

Hatfields could vary in quality with the earliest ones being better. Many were made on demand of the customer. I know because I tried buying one myself over fifteen years ago. Hatfield took my order and folded (thankfully no money sent to him). I wound up taking gun building classes on my own.
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Old February 11, 2013, 10:32 PM   #15
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I bought a Hatfield for $600 new back in 1987. It was a nice gun with beautiful wood and fit and finish. Wish I hadn't sold it for $300 in 1999.
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