Two Artys spotted

ithacaartist · 04-07-2015, 06:57 PM

One appears to be a commercial mix-master http://www.gunauction.com/buy/13323638/

The other, a rust-master. Pretty rough. We see no photos of the inside. Several years ago, Ed Tinker commented that pretty much any Arty shooter was worth a thousand. I think the starting price on this one is a little high. http://www.gunauction.com/buy/13312495/

Edward Tinker · 04-07-2015, 09:08 PM

yeah, I think its a bit high, although if someone buffed it hard and reblued pretty, it would attract buyers

ithacaartist · 04-07-2015, 10:36 PM

If its internals are as good as they can be on externally pitted pistols like this, maybe it's worth cleaning up. The bore is rusty, and the rear sight leaf is beginning to disappear into a pile of oxide. Might be a fun starter for someone...

Ron Wood · 04-07-2015, 11:13 PM

The surface pitting is not real deep, at least what I can see from the photos. Careful draw filing and hand resurfacing (no buffing!) and it might turn out reasonably well. It would have to be a labor of love because it would require a lot of patience.

Sergio Natali · 04-08-2015, 10:34 AM

Nice gun but a bit too rusty to me; I bet Thor could turn it into a real masterpiece.

Sergio

DonVoigt · 04-29-2015, 10:46 PM

Got to love that description of the "rust bucket"; it has a "pleasing patina".

Well, that must be Madison Ave. "speak" for in bad shape!

lugerholsterrepair · 04-30-2015, 12:47 AM

It has an un pleasing patina. That rust bucket has sailed. It should be worth around $400 tops.

Mac Cat · 04-30-2015, 05:42 PM

Thanks for sharing, Lifer !

The first one looked like it might make a good shooter.

The second one just looks like someone used it as a hammer and stored it in battery acid.
I doubt it's even good for parts.

TheRomanhistorian · 05-01-2015, 10:39 AM

That second artillery... Bloody poor way to treat a piece of history but I'd buy it and get it refinished if it was under $500. Nearly $1000 for that in that ... pleasing condition? I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to look at...

hayhugh · 05-01-2015, 10:52 AM

I think the 2nd artillery would be a great gun to take to a strange range. Do no more to it then is necessary to make it safe to shoot! Make up your own story on where you got it and how you were told it was a shooter and brush off any suggestion that it should be checked out by a knowledgeable gunsmith. When everyone gets away from you, have a blast...

04-07-2015, 06:57 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	Two Artys spotted One appears to be a commercial mix-master http://www.gunauction.com/buy/13323638/ The other, a rust-master. Pretty rough. We see no photos of the inside. Several years ago, Ed Tinker commented that pretty much any Arty shooter was worth a thousand. I think the starting price on this one is a little high. http://www.gunauction.com/buy/13312495/ __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

04-07-2015, 10:36 PM	#3
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 7,285 Thanked 2,579 Times in 1,366 Posts	If its internals are as good as they can be on externally pitted pistols like this, maybe it's worth cleaning up. The bore is rusty, and the rear sight leaf is beginning to disappear into a pile of oxide. Might be a fun starter for someone... __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

04-07-2015, 11:13 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	The surface pitting is not real deep, at least what I can see from the photos. Careful draw filing and hand resurfacing (no buffing!) and it might turn out reasonably well. It would have to be a labor of love because it would require a lot of patience. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

04-08-2015, 10:34 AM	#5
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Nice gun but a bit too rusty to me; I bet Thor could turn it into a real masterpiece. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

04-30-2015, 12:47 AM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	It has an un pleasing patina. That rust bucket has sailed. It should be worth around $400 tops. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-07-2015, 09:08 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	yeah, I think its a bit high, although if someone buffed it hard and reblued pretty, it would attract buyers

04-29-2015, 10:46 PM	#6
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Got to love that description of the "rust bucket"; it has a "pleasing patina". Well, that must be Madison Ave. "speak" for in bad shape!

04-30-2015, 05:42 PM	#8
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 731 Thanks: 2,095 Thanked 610 Times in 329 Posts	Thanks for sharing, Lifer ! The first one looked like it might make a good shooter. The second one just looks like someone used it as a hammer and stored it in battery acid. I doubt it's even good for parts.

05-01-2015, 10:39 AM	#9
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	That second artillery... Bloody poor way to treat a piece of history but I'd buy it and get it refinished if it was under $500. Nearly $1000 for that in that ... pleasing condition? I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to look at... __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

05-01-2015, 10:52 AM	#10
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 896 Thanks: 857 Thanked 513 Times in 275 Posts	I think the 2nd artillery would be a great gun to take to a strange range. Do no more to it then is necessary to make it safe to shoot! Make up your own story on where you got it and how you were told it was a shooter and brush off any suggestion that it should be checked out by a knowledgeable gunsmith. When everyone gets away from you, have a blast...