Madsen Model 1947

sear · March 15, 2003, 17:15

Madsen Model 1947 made by denmark for columbia.

would like to know production numbers and current value of this bizarre bolt action that interests me.

any information appreciated,thanks

Dean P · March 15, 2003, 18:50

Go to gun boards.com. Old Duke was running a survey on the rifle.
Value runs from 350.00 to 400.00

Mouse · March 15, 2003, 20:45

Dean, with all due respect I believe that your value estimate is low.
These rifles can easily run into the high 600.00 range.
If you can find a really nice speciman with a matching # bayonet you can name your price.

I was looking at one today at a show that was receiving a lot of attention, it was probably 90-92% with no bayo and it was priced at 575.00.
I have one that is 100% with a matching # bayo and I wouldn't consider selling it for less the 700.00.

Just a thought from the other side of the coin!

sear · March 15, 2003, 22:03

did all rifles have the crest inset on the left side of stock??
i dont think this one did,cant remember for sure.
the one i am looking at is 575.00,just the rifle.it is 98-99 percent.
it has exactly three dings....two in the paint and one on the butt.
each the size of a lentil.
everything else looks like it came off the cover of a gun's n ammo surplus annual.

Chip · March 15, 2003, 23:19

I have one I bought about 3 years ago that I paid 400.00 for and it is like new. I found an excellent unused bayonet that I paid 100.00 for. My stock has the decal removed. Really a fine shooting gun. I like the sight set up. Never seen a sight system like it before. A peep rear sight that sits in front of the reciever, with a peep front sight. When looking through it it seems like you only have the one circle to look through. A very good double stage military trigger.

Dean P · March 16, 2003, 05:45

A few gun show dealers will ask that much, but getting that price is hard around here. One walked the floor here at a recent show for 450.00 with no takers. It is a oddity of sort without many takers. For me, I have a better use for my money.

bnz42 · March 16, 2003, 07:24

I have a friend who just sold his 98% Madsen for $350. He started at $400 but had no takers.

March 15, 2003, 20:45	#3
Mouse Registered FALaholic #: 4983 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Indianapolis area Posts: 994	Dean, with all due respect I believe that your value estimate is low. These rifles can easily run into the high 600.00 range. If you can find a really nice speciman with a matching # bayonet you can name your price. I was looking at one today at a show that was receiving a lot of attention, it was probably 90-92% with no bayo and it was priced at 575.00. I have one that is 100% with a matching # bayo and I wouldn't consider selling it for less the 700.00. Just a thought from the other side of the coin! __________________ Trying is just the first step toward failure. H.Simpson "Truth to a liberal is like sunshine to a vampire" Not all Muslims are Terrorists, but all Terrorists are Muslims. Coincidence?

March 15, 2003, 22:03	#4
sear Registered FALaholic #: 6407 Join Date: May 2002 Location: eastcoast,tristate Posts: 628	did all rifles have the crest inset on the left side of stock?? i dont think this one did,cant remember for sure. the one i am looking at is 575.00,just the rifle.it is 98-99 percent. it has exactly three dings....two in the paint and one on the butt. each the size of a lentil. everything else looks like it came off the cover of a gun's n ammo surplus annual. __________________ "To the blind, the ignorant,the apathetic, the safe and sheltered,these may seem to be concerns of another age.They Are Not. They are as vital as they ever have been through history. For times may change but human nature does not.And it is to protect forever against the evil in human nature that the Founding Fathers set aside certain rights as inviolable." author unknown

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March 15, 2003, 18:50	#2
Dean P banned FALaholic #: 494 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 7,101	Go to gun boards.com. Old Duke was running a survey on the rifle. Value runs from 350.00 to 400.00

March 15, 2003, 23:19	#5
Chip Registered FALaholic #: 4508 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,351	I have one I bought about 3 years ago that I paid 400.00 for and it is like new. I found an excellent unused bayonet that I paid 100.00 for. My stock has the decal removed. Really a fine shooting gun. I like the sight set up. Never seen a sight system like it before. A peep rear sight that sits in front of the reciever, with a peep front sight. When looking through it it seems like you only have the one circle to look through. A very good double stage military trigger.

March 16, 2003, 05:45	#6
Dean P banned FALaholic #: 494 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 7,101	A few gun show dealers will ask that much, but getting that price is hard around here. One walked the floor here at a recent show for 450.00 with no takers. It is a oddity of sort without many takers. For me, I have a better use for my money.

March 16, 2003, 07:24	#7
bnz42 Registered FALaholic #: 3813 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: midwest Posts: 866	I have a friend who just sold his 98% Madsen for $350. He started at $400 but had no takers.