CVA Pennsylvania .50cal Long Rifle Question?
 

Hi Everone,

My father has a C.V.A. .50 Cal Pannsylvania Long Rifle that is in like new condition. It has only been shot 6 times. Does anyone know how much this rifle is worth. It also appears to have Walnut stock. It is a Very nice gun. Any ideas on a ball park figure on the value would be appreciated. thanks

I would go on the gun auction sites and see if I could find a comparable rifle being sold and see what they are asking. Then see what kind of bidding is being made. A lot of times, what people think their rifle is worth and what they actually sell it for are much less.

Also if it is a flintlock you can add a little more to it. Was this one of the CVA Kit rifles they offered a while back? They were a nice enough kit. Not real expensive, and pretty nice wood.

I have a TC penn flint rifle I paid 250.00 for about 3 year ago.

Post some pictures.

A CVA with Walnut?? I would like to see that. I am not saying they have never done it. But I have never seen one.

Especially on a traditional rifle?? Tom.

Here are some pictures. I'm not sure what kind of wood it is. My dad thought it looked like Walnut to him but he did also say he thought they usually used Curly Maple on these stocks but he said didn't think that's what it is....
oh yea... we did notice a couple very small nicks that must have gotten there when a relative moved the rifle either to or from storage. go figure...

That's the first CVA Pennsylvania rifle that I've ever seen so I figure that it must
be an older discontinued model that didn't have a high sales volume.
The closest current production gun is the Traditions Pennsylvania rifle which is sold
by the Sportsman's Guide at a club member price of $655.
Depending on the exact specifications, age, condition and fit & finish of the CVA
Pennsylvania rifle, it could be worth $400 - $500, with a median price of ~ $450.
But that's just my guess.
The value depends on the selling venue, such as where and how it's sold. A private
local sale may not bring as much as on a gun auction site. Even then buyers can be
fickle and bargain hunters expect to pay less due to the extra shipping costs. Putting
it on consignment at a local gun shop could mean having to pay 15% in consigment
fees. Selling it at a live gun auction could mean less 20% or more of the value due to
the buyer premium fees, which could bring the net return for it below $400.
What did your dad pay the gun when it was new?
How old is it?

I found some paperwork on the rifle. It was put together and sold by the Dixie Gunworks and was purchased well over 20 years ago. I think it could be purchased in kit form or already completed. Kind of interesting. I know it's heavy. I'm not a very big guy and can only shoulder it for a short time.....lol