Pedersoli Lorenz

[Craig L Barry]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

Right. I also believe there are still some original M 1854 Austrian Rifles in shooting condition which are available for less. I suppose when the supply catches up with the pent up demand, the price will drop but that is not a realistic pricing point for a reproduction.

[Cotton Trash]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

I agree with Mr.Barry that is totally out of reach for many reenactors and living historians, plus if you had that amount of cash in hand would you really want to pay it for a repro? That's more than I paid for both of my type 1 originals !! And they are in shootable condition with .54 bores

[Cpl.Dodson98]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

Any update as to the status of their reproduction? Any date which it might come out or anything?

[Craig L Barry]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

The reproduction 1854 Lorenz is listed in the online catalog on the Pedersoli website, but I don't think they are available yet. Your best bet would probably be to contact a D. Pedersoli retailer like Dixie Gun Works or Cherry's for ordering information.
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[wajohnson12]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

Has anyone gotten a chance to see one of these up close yet? Just curious....

[Taji04]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

The rifle is up on Pedersoli's online catalog. No MSRP though, but Dixie has it for $1500. One glaring, unauthentic but must be ignored to use it item is the stock. It is made of American walnut. It looks good at first glance compared to my original. No date stamped on the lock plate, and the parts are not number with a matching 2 digit number like the original. It will need to be defarbed by moving the lettering to underneath the barrel. The stock contour looks good, but I would like to see it side by side with an original. It does have the long range sight and cheek swell on the stock. The original I have has no cheek swell and the short sight. Overall a great looking rifle. Over priced?? Maybe.

[MarkTK36thIL]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

It will be interesting to see how the two compare side by side. The wood they chose doesn't necessarily bother me- I know it's not correct, but as you can see in the attached picture, the wood varied greatly in color.

The flip side with cheek rest is not necessarily "wrong." Most folks are familiar with block sight with cheek rest, or flip sight without cheek rest. But are examples of a flip sights with a cheek rest. The nice part of this is that one could purchase a Lorenz barrel for the block sight and swap barrels for the impression they so desired. Granted, there's examples of both sides using block and flip sights.

I imagine a jeweler could etch the year digits on the lock and the digits on the bands, and would simply be a labor of love as is defarbing our pieces. $1500 is not terrible, but nor is it ideal. Given time, they may come down in price hopefully.

[maillemaker]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

As always, the market is going to bear what the market is going to bear. There are only a few manufacturers of Civil War era reproduction firearms in the world. This is a niche market. I don't have $1500 for a new gun of any kind, and as I already have competition-worthy guns for both Musket and Carbine, I don't even need another one. So I'm not going to be buying one of these any time soon, either. But I am glad that there are companies in the world willing to make them and I hope that there will always be companies making them when I do want to buy one. There are a lot of people who like to say, "I can buy an original for that" and indeed you can, if you want a worn-out looking thing. It might even be "shootable". But if you want one that looks brand new pristine like a brand new reproduction, you're looking at $3000+ most of the time. Probably more like $5000+.

Steve

[Dbackfed]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

As always, the market is going to bear what the market is going to bear. There are only a few manufacturers of Civil War era reproduction firearms in the world. This is a niche market. I don't have $1500 for a new gun of any kind, and as I already have competition-worthy guns for both Musket and Carbine, I don't even need another one. So I'm not going to be buying one of these any time soon, either. But I am glad that there are companies in the world willing to make them and I hope that there will always be companies making them when I do want to buy one. There are a lot of people who like to say, "I can buy an original for that" and indeed you can, if you want a worn-out looking thing. It might even be "shootable". But if you want one that looks brand new pristine like a brand new reproduction, you're looking at $3000+ most of the time. Probably more like $5000+.

Steve

I'll actually be selling one in very good/excellent condition with a bayonet in a week for about $2,000.

[James Brenner]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

OHIO marked?

[maillemaker]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

I'll actually be selling one in very good/excellent condition with a bayonet in a week for about $2,000.

Cool! Can't wait to see pictures!

Steve

[Dbackfed]

Re: Pedersoli Lorenz

I didn't see it when I looked. It is a .54, flip sight, with a cheek rest. Plus a bayonet that fits great.