As I had said at Gunboards, this rifle sold for 7X what the average selling price has been for the last 12+ that have been sold over the last 10 years. It was utterly ridiculous. Bidding was over before it even began, so to speak.
The auctioneer starts off the lot saying, “Prepare yourselves as this has been getting lots of attention. (Said in a very long drawn out British tone) We are going to start off at $3900; (A friend’s bid) 5,000; 9,000; 13,000; 18….; 24,000; 36,000!” And he said that in as quickly as you can say all those numbers. And instantly he stopped rattling off any additional bids.
I was in complete shock. As I said, this one blew all the previously sold rifles out of the water. I hope the person who got it, really enjoys it, and that we may find out who it was.