Thread: Most Expensive Rifle in NZ

Possible he asked permission to take the photo, most of London Gun Makers Shotguns start at £100,000+

There’s a few very expensive firearms in New Zealand, I had $80ks worth in my hands the other day.

it is a piece of art - but I wonder how useful - how long would that finish hold up in a real hunting situation - strip value of real quick I would think if one scratched that up

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Because the first rule of business is

" the customer is always right even when they are wrong "

The actual quote is supposed to be "The customer is always right in matters of taste" which definitely applies here...

If I was a gunmaker with that level of skill that someone were to approach me and say I have $200k will you build me a that one in this calibre then I will say yes, not a problem...Its not my issue if he has no taste and if he wants hot pink penguins on the side , he gets them.....The fact that no one will ever pay that for it if he sells it is his problem for poor choices in life, but I suspect people in thse positions can afford poor choices....

I see your 200kNZD and raise you… some more

Difficult to see how that value can be arrived at from a piece of timber, a steel pipe, and a few bits of metalwork (scope aside)

Originally Posted by Bos

Difficult to see how that value can be arrived at from a piece of timber, a steel pipe, and a few bits of metalwork (scope aside)

@Bos apart from paying extra for the name some of them, like the English old school jobbies like Purdey, H+H, Westley Richards etc, you pay for hours worked as well as fitting.
There may be 2 months engraving, colour case hardening, gold inlay etc.
Some of the actions are made and finished by hand, not all of it on a mill.
Plus regulation if it's a double.
And the extra cost of a 5000 dollar or more blank of wood.
Hundreds if not thousands of man hours to make.

And the significant brand premium or goodwill call it what you want, with those makes, that guarantees they hold value or increase over time.

@-BW- did you visit all the London Gun Makers? If so which was your favourite?

Originally Posted by Bos

Difficult to see how that value can be arrived at from a piece of timber, a steel pipe, and a few bits of metalwork (scope aside)

Yup, and probably shoot no better if not worse than a bargain basement 6.5CM...

I bet they won't have primary extraction issues though

Originally Posted by EmpireSafaris

@-BW- did you visit all the London Gun Makers? If so which was your favourite?

So far only H&H, but I’m still planning to go to Rigby, and Purdey next time I’m in London in a week or so.

Originally Posted by Bos

Mate living in Dublin sent me this pic of this hand made rifle in 6.5 Creedmore
Its made by "Henry Scherling". Has a price tag of 110,000 Euro so I googled this and we're talking $197,000 NZ .
Wonder who owns the most expensive rifle in NZ, but then again, best to not say.

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I love the no photos sign in the photo!...LOL

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Double barreled with underlever, it doesn't look like a falling block rather a break action. Beautiful workmanship regardless.

I reckon it just looks like a single barrel.. But with a double set trigger set up.

Whatever the rationale for it that stock and forearm are beautiful and probably cost a fortune.