Impossible to find used heym double rifle

Wildwillalaska said:

Rare Breed, being a fellow Rigby fan, I absolutely think you should pull the trigger on a Shikari. I will have to own a Rigby double at some point, but leaning more towards a clean/restored vintage boxlock or Rising Bite.

Since there seems to be some reoccurring confusion in their pricing, I’ll just post what I was sent, which isn’t any kind of secret, Rigby is open about their pricing, it’s just that the basic build doesn’t include all the scroll. My quote also has additional amount for an extended top tang which I quite like. View attachment 763789

So the basic quote for the build I inquired about was 71,350 pounds excluding VAT since it would directly export to US. That equates to $97,300 US as it sits in London. Then another $13,650 if I want a case for it, bringing it to a rounded US figure of $111,000, still sitting in London.

You’ll have export and import application and fees, customs clearing fees, etc., but expect Rigby and Blazer US have those reduced through economy scale given all the imports they do each year, so say it’s as cheap as $1,500 (likely too low but for the sake of conservative hypotheticals), and then figure 10% tariff, 3.5% duty, and 11% excise tax, on the $111k, which puts you at $138k and some change plus the $1,500 importation/shipping costs, gets you right to the even ballpark figure of $140,000 in hand in Alaska (for me) but then add sales tax if your state charges such. (Granted if so, you’d also pay sales tax on a Heym or whatever you decided upon)

A really nice dressed up Heym isn’t approaching the price of a similarly spec’d Shikari. You can literally buy two very extravagantly appointed Heyms, or three nicely appointed ones, for the price of one Shikari with case.

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mitch4570 said:

I have decided to purchase that Heym 88b. Can anyone vouch for Heym 88?

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Wildwillalaska said:

Rare Breed, being a fellow Rigby fan, I absolutely think you should pull the trigger on a Shikari. I will have to own a Rigby double at some point, but leaning more towards a clean/restored vintage boxlock or Rising Bite.

Since there seems to be some reoccurring confusion in their pricing, I’ll just post what I was sent, which isn’t any kind of secret, Rigby is open about their pricing, it’s just that the basic build doesn’t include all the scroll. My quote also has additional amount for an extended top tang which I quite like. View attachment 763789

So the basic quote for the build I inquired about was 71,350 pounds excluding VAT since it would directly export to US. That equates to $97,300 US as it sits in London. Then another $13,650 if I want a case for it, bringing it to a rounded US figure of $111,000, still sitting in London.

You’ll have export and import application and fees, customs clearing fees, etc., but expect Rigby and Blazer US have those reduced through economy scale given all the imports they do each year, so say it’s as cheap as $1,500 (likely too low but for the sake of conservative hypotheticals), and then figure 10% tariff, 3.5% duty, and 11% excise tax, on the $111k, which puts you at $138k and some change plus the $1,500 importation/shipping costs, gets you right to the even ballpark figure of $140,000 in hand in Alaska (for me) but then add sales tax if your state charges such. (Granted if so, you’d also pay sales tax on a Heym or whatever you decided upon)

A really nice dressed up Heym isn’t approaching the price of a similarly spec’d Shikari. You can literally buy two very extravagantly appointed Heyms, or three nicely appointed ones, for the price of one Shikari with case.

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mitch4570 said:

I have decided to purchase that Heym 88b. Can anyone vouch for Heym 88?

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