Recent Acquisition Vintage Firearm Collection:

ScaredStupid · Apr 18, 2026

Very recently I purchased 8 firearms at an estate sale. I can assure you, most of these you will not find in your average gun store on the shelf somewhere. I am still figuring out what I have actually got myself into and figuring out what exactly I purchased. I was referred to this site by an individual that helps with estate liquidations. The first rifle I purchased was a 375 H&H on a Belgium Mauser action. Auction site stated that it had a Sako trigger, it may but I don't know a Sako from a flashlight. Manufacturer at this point is unknown, even possibly Homebuilt by a very capable gunsmith. The pride of my fleet is a Mashburn 300 Super Magnum, I've been able to acquire resizing dies for this rifle. The 3rd rifle I believe is a factory FN in 300 Savage. The 4th rifle is an Atkinson and Marquart 6.5-06 with set trigger system. I have a 35 Whelen I believe also on a Belgium receiver. Another wildcat in the list is a 7x61 S&H with a Gr Douglas Barrel on a Belgium Mauser receiver. The last 2 are still a bit mysterious, as of yet I have not identified the caliber and need to do chamber cast on both. One is an amazingly nice (please forgive me) Arisaka receiver and quite the stock, quite possibly an aftermarket barrel, I purchased this one because of the wood, it is reminiscent of OP Ackley creation. The last rifle I also purchase because of the stock, Belgium Mauser receiver and beautiful stock. Caliber is unknow and will require a chamber cast. I will include as many pictures a possible and answer as many questions as possible but I have severe limits and am learning by the day.

cash_tx · Apr 18, 2026

Looks like a very nice cache of rifles you picked up there. A few more pics showing any more markings on the action and barrels might help with identifying some of the unknown ones. In the meantime, a few comments off the cuff just based on a brief viewing:

1. That 300 Savage is an exquisite example of a 1940's or 1950's FN Supreme, and in my opinion is the belle of the ball as far as originality goes. I don't think I've ever seen one with that much figuring in the original stock. There is an FN owners forum out there that could probably help you determine the year of manufacture based on the serial number.

2. The rifle with the Douglas barrel has a quite nice, period-correct Bausch and Lomb Balver 4-12 scope that was good stuff for the time period, and still very usable.

3. Some of the other rifles seem to have good scope as well, from the likes of Leupold and Redfield(?).

4. Were you able to pick up any accessories for the rifles, such as ammo, brass, or reloading dies?

Congratulations on a nice haul, and please do keep us updated on what additional information you discover about them. Btw, what part of the world are you located in?

Mekaniks · Apr 18, 2026

to AH. Nice bunch of guns. Curious what you intend to do with them since this is your first post?

ScaredStupid · Apr 19, 2026

Mekaniks said:
to AH. Nice bunch of guns. Curious what you intend to do with them since this is your first post?

Honestly I purchased them for resale at some point. I'm what you call a psychic shopper. I don't always know what I'm buying but usually make out in the end. Selling is the tricky part of course especially since I'm rural 1/2 blind, crippled and crazy. I don't drive and most ffl dealers want to pay pawn shop prices.

ScaredStupid · Apr 19, 2026

cash_tx said:
Looks like a very nice cache of rifles you picked up there. A few more pics showing any more markings on the action and barrels might help with identifying some of the unknown ones. In the meantime, a few comments off the cuff just based on a brief viewing:

1. That 300 Savage is an exquisite example of a 1940's or 1950's FN Supreme, and in my opinion is the belle of the ball as far as originality goes. I don't think I've ever seen one with that much figuring in the original stock. There is an FN owners forum out there that could probably help you determine the year of manufacture based on the serial number.

2. The rifle with the Douglas barrel has a quite nice, period-correct Bausch and Lomb Balver 4-12 scope that was good stuff for the time period, and still very usable.

3. Some of the other rifles seem to have good scope as well, from the likes of Leupold and Redfield(?).

4. Were you able to pick up any accessories for the rifles, such as ammo, brass, or reloading dies?

Congratulations on a nice haul, and please do keep us updated on what additional information you discover about them. Btw, what part of the world are you located in?

ScaredStupid · Apr 19, 2026

I'm is the state of Misery oh sorry Missouri More of the 300 Savage

cash_tx · Apr 19, 2026

Thanks, and again, that is a stellar example of an FN Supreme sporter in my opinion. Based on that serial number and the flag safety, I'm going to guess late 40's to 1952 construction.

ScaredStupid · Apr 19, 2026

cash_tx said:
Thanks, and again, that is a stellar example of an FN Supreme sporter in my opinion. Based on that serial number and the flag safety, I'm going to guess late 40's to 1952 construction.

I greatly appreciate that, do you have any idea on a value range of the FN of course Iearned from you it is the Supreme. Supreme sounds promising

'68boy · Apr 19, 2026

What part of Missouri?

ScaredStupid · Apr 19, 2026

'68boy said:
What part of Missouri?

I'm about as Central to Missouri as it comes. 7 miles from I-70 at the Kingdom City Exit

cash_tx · Apr 19, 2026

ScaredStupid said:
I greatly appreciate that, do you have any idea on a value range of the FN of course Iearned from you it is the Supreme. Supreme sounds promising

Oooh, that's kind of a tough one; because you have the challenge of finding the right buyer interested in that particular caliber and who is willing to pay fair money for such a good specimen. I am far from an expert on these rifles, but I think any good gun store would probably price it somewhere in the range of $1,000-1,500 (probably nearer the top of the range, to start).

That being said, there is a Cabelas in Minnesota that currently has what I believe to be the same or later version (FN 1951) model priced at $2,399; which seems like an absurd price to me. It seems to be a classic case of a Gun Library manager just not knowing what they are doing: https://www.cabelas.com/p/102022099

ScaredStupid · Apr 19, 2026

cash_tx said:
Oooh, that's kind of a tough one; because you have the challenge of finding the right buyer interested in that particular caliber and who is willing to pay fair money for such a good specimen. I am far from an expert on these rifles, but I think any good gun store would probably price it somewhere in the range of $1,000-1,500 (probably nearer the top of the range, to start).

That being said, there is a Cabelas in Minnesota that currently has what I believe to be the same or later version (FN 1951) model priced at $2,399; which seems like an absurd price to me. It seems to be a classic case of a Gun Library manager just not knowing what they are doing: https://www.cabelas.com/p/102022099

I'm far from an expert also. I would guess $1500 on the high end. I looked up Bass Pro for their buying practices and found they pay between 40% to 50% of value. So likely they would offer $400 to $500 claiming it is worth 1K and then list it for $1500 or more. The generation that grew up on these rifles are pretty much long gone, they are almost more museum pieces than hunting rifles for daily use. I need to get better photos for the 375 H&H posted on here and see if we can figure out who manufactured it or if it is just a nice homemade job. At least 3 of the 8 are factory or custom jobs first the FN is factory I believe. The Mashburn is from Art Mashburn in the 50s or 60s in Oklahoma City. The Atkinson and Marquart is same era probably from their Arizona days.
The guy who had these spent good money on customs, but I believe he could find what he wanted out of a magazine and build it himself. I keep questioning if the Arisaka is PO Ackley but can't find any indication. I can't remove the scope rail to see the top of the receiver

ScaredStupid · Apr 22, 2026

Surgery is complete on the 35 Whelen. That was a bit of a bear, everything seemed overly tight and did not want to come out or apart. Here are the photos. No great updates or news. Was hoping for some makers identification with the engraved 35 Whelen on the barrel.

C.W. Richter · Apr 22, 2026

SS: Is the 35W Mabel or other?? Shadowline cheekpiece is very German and great add-on trigger.

ScaredStupid · Apr 22, 2026

C.W. Richter said:
SS: Is the 35W Mabel or other?? Shadowline cheekpiece is very German and great add-on trigger.

This is Not Mabel this is the 35 Whelen. Can you possibly interpret the the stamps for me on this one. I was hoping somewhat to find a makers identification but it appears to just be an aftermarket barrel added on to the FN receiver. It has the wing safety so I am assuming it is an older receiver. Back in the day this would have been classified as a wildcat also because 35 Whelen didn't go mainstream until the late 1980s if I understand correctly.

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