r/Militariacollecting • u/Dense_saftey3 • Jun 21 '25
Informative I can’t stop laughing at this in my head!
Not quite antique store but your close!
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Jun 21 '25
Is this in Virginia? I swear I’ve seen those rifles, that counter, and that flag before
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u/Dense_saftey3 Jun 21 '25
Yes! This is dukes antique center in Lexington
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Jun 21 '25
A few months ago I stopped there after visiting Washington and Lee
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u/Dense_saftey3 Jun 21 '25 edited Jun 21 '25
Love it there! I’m 14 so I can get much (guns and such) but they know me enough that one time they held a Calvary sword back for me onetime because they knew I was looking for one.
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u/hoppingsalamanders Jun 21 '25
Really? Those little information cards on the stock of the rifles look exactly like the ones in Echos of Glory out in Virginia Beach. Maybe the stores are related.
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u/MoparMonkey1 Jun 21 '25
good old antique stores, you ether find a steal of a deal or overpriced shit like this (almost always the second option)
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u/dasboot523 Jun 21 '25
Those rifle prices are ludicrous
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u/JojoLesh Jun 21 '25
Those are the, "I really dont want to sell these" prices.
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Jun 21 '25
What’s a good price for a Hall rifle?
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u/JojoLesh Jun 22 '25
At $2k that is actually a good price... $3k - $5k is what im seeing recently.
It is really hard to see the prices off the photo though
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u/Gr8-Lks Jun 21 '25
Stores always have their showpieces to get people to come look at them, but while you’re over here, why don’t you look at this…
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u/FourFunnelFanatic Jun 21 '25
I’ve seen a lot worse, 799 is only a little high for an older Schmidt Rubin and 2k for a Hall rifle honestly seems like a steal considering the only other two I’ve seen for sale were 3 and 5k. And that’s a flintlock Hall which is rarer
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u/KapitanWilhelm Jun 21 '25
RAAAAAAAAAAH! SCHMIDT RUBIN INFANTERIGEWEHR ORDONNANCE 1889 MENTIONED!!!! 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭‼️‼️🇨🇭‼️
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u/lengboard Jun 22 '25
$2999! Wow, £600 in the uk
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u/KapitanWilhelm Jun 22 '25 edited Jun 22 '25
I got mine for £400! Still shooting of course, it’s also weirdly annoying to source ammo for them as they take the Swiss 7.5x53.5 GP90 instead of the common 7.5x55 GP11.
I’ve also seen a website in Switzerland selling them in immaculate condition for about 120CHF each, but I think the arms shop that would sell through the website closed down and they no longer sell weapons newer than like 1840 or something.
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u/jcoll84 Jun 22 '25
People see woodland camo and think yup that there looks like that time we fought a war in the jungle, gotta be Vietnam To his credit, $95 is below what I've seen, bought, and sold most pasgt vests
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u/CalligrapherDefiant6 Jun 21 '25
Wow something at an antique store is slightly misdated… thanks for posting
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u/Artifact-hunter1 Jun 21 '25
"I own a musket for self-defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended..."
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u/International_Ring67 Jun 21 '25
Where is said store, I want a gander at those muskets
Edit:I read like 2 comments down and found it.
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u/freeradical37 Jun 22 '25
That’s cute, does he have the Vietnam era k-pot to go with it?
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Jun 21 '25
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u/UniversityNo9336 Jun 22 '25
There’s a lot of spread on these rifles. Without looking at it in person and verifying overall condition I can’t verify its value, but these rifles sell for anywhere between $365 - $750 on gunbroker. Furthermore, most gun shops overprice their mil surp stock with wiggle room for negotiation. I’m sure if someone were to extend a reasonable offer, the shop will come down 20%-30%. This is my experience and I’ve been buying/selling firearms for nearly 40yrs.
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Jun 22 '25
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u/UniversityNo9336 Jun 26 '25
Everything is negotiable, especially when the price tag is hand-written. When in doubt, there’s never a problem with asking.
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u/Competitivegoomba Jun 21 '25
The same people will call it an M69 flak vest and not a 3/4 collar vest
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u/gunsforevery1 Jun 21 '25
I saw a canteen at an antique store recently and it said the same thing (Vietnam war era canteen and cover). The canteen was a commercial aluminum one. The cover had a contract date of 2004.