skippyjohnson Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Where's the best place to get the current market value for a Sten? More specifically, what's the value of a Sten MKII on a Wilson tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Around $7,500 for a tube gun. http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/ http://www.machinegunpriceguide.com/html/subguns.html http://www.machinegunpriceguide.com/html/rest_subguns_4.html Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyjohnson Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 That was fast. Thank you. The middle link is one I've used before as reference. The other two were new to me. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyjohnson Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 How much does the name on the tube affect the value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 IMO, Wilson is a desirable builder which should command a premium. Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Stens seem to be selling $6000-7000 lately Wilson seems to sell at the higher end of the market. Stens arent selling well lately. I like mine very much. Be wary of machine gun price guide. Ive submitted Many prices to them and have never seen my dots in the charts. I believe they are just a shill for the high end sellers. Want to know high end dealer prices. Use them. Want to know real world selling prices ? They offer nothing Post a link to the one your looking at Edited January 30, 2020 by huggytree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyjohnson Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thanks. Ultimately comes down to the point where the buyer and seller both agree. Good to have some data points for that discussion. Local sale. Will have a chance to look at and test fire. Haven't seen yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 All Stens were not created equal. Many stripped Sten tubes were sold and assembled into working guns, other than the actual manufacturer of the tube. A few things (IMHO) that enhance or decrease value of a Sten are the quality of the welds, I have seen some pretty sloppy ones. Also the finish; most originals I have seen were painted black, most tube guns were gray Parkerized. A nice black painted finish (with a modern oil and solvent resistant product like Moly-Resin) would be desirable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_san Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Highly doubtful, no one is paying >$7k for any Sten right now. Frank's got a Sten sitting at $6495 and others on GB haven't been selling above $6500 for a long time. Around $7,500 for a tube gun. http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/ http://www.machinegunpriceguide.com/html/subguns.html http://www.machinegunpriceguide.com/html/rest_subguns_4.html Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 You really have to watch the market to see what's happening: http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/forum/5-nfa-market-board/ Maybe search for STEN. I don't watch much for tube guns as mine is a C&R gun, which I pay more attention to. Certainly if other comparable guns are selling for less in the market that would be a good starting point. However, I don't recall seeing any low end Wilson guns, but maybe they are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 I searched Frank's website and saw this tube gun that sold: https://gunspot.com/listings/detail/2219/dlo-sten-mkii-transferable-machine-gun/ I assume $7,995 was the asking price but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Franks guns can sell for 25-30% off list price. Ive bought a gun from Mwt originally listed for $15,000 for $8500 My Stemple sten was $6300 and in very nice shape. Bought it over a year ago. The market has dropped since then too. Im sure some are selling $5750 right now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_san Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 He had it in his weekly email Thursday. He lists his prices on the website for anywhere from 10-20% higher than he lists them in his weekly email and as Dave mentioned you can still get him down more off of the email prices if he's had them for a little while. But regardless the market is well down on Stens just like most other MGs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) Spiwak has this Wilson and an Erb Tube gun for sale. https://www.davidspiwak.com/gun/sten-mk2-by-wilson-in-excellent-condition-with-4-mags/ Edited February 1, 2020 by NFA amnesty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 A Mk II over at Strum went quick. Asking price was $7750.00.I sold a nice MKV a few months ago for $7500.00. Mine was an Erb tube, but built by someone else who was a very good welder. http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/topic/16483-wts-longbranch-dlo-sten-mkii-fully-transferable-submachine-gun-package/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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