Curt Kramer — Kramer Auction Service, LLC, Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Hunters are among the best customers for Kramer Auctions, and they are always looking for non-standard caliber rifles like .280 Rem or 7mm-08.
“Hunters want something that’s a bit different or even odd. It’s always fun to buy something that’s kind of unique,” the auction services owner Curt Kramer said.
A recent example: a Weatherby Mark V Varmintmaster, chambered in .224 WBY Mag and made in Germany, sold for $2,300 at his spring auction.
There’s a growing market here, too, in “modern” collectibles, like the Colt Bicentennial (1976) three-handgun set Kramer recently sold. The set included a reproduction black powder Colt Dragoon in .44 caliber, a reproduction Colt Single Action in .45 Long Colt and a new .357 Magnum Colt Python, all in a walnut display case. Blue Book value was $3,000 to $3,500—at auction, it brought $5,600.
Recommended Resources for Gun Collectors:
2014 Standard Catalog of Firearms, 24th Edition
