Saiga 12 in factory camo

[mashwamp 1]

I have a Saiga 12 in factory camo that I purchased in 2005,it was sold as a model 123. I have not seen a camo model other than the one I purchased and am curious as to how many camo models there might be and if there might be a premium on its value..? Thanks in advance for any replies 

[scoutjoe 279]

Is it a green or one of the two brown camo patterns?  Do you have the matching 5 round magazine to go with it?

[mashwamp 1]

The camo pattern colors are green brown tan and black on everything except barrel ,I have the original matching 5 rd magazine, I went to a Gunshow years ago looking for a black one,they had nothing. I then stopped at a gun store on the way home and stumbled into it….! Thanks for your reply..!

[scoutjoe 279]

So the camo ones didn't get imported by any other importer except EAA.  The green was far and away the most common one.  There is a brown camo that looks like fake wood as well.

Overall they weren't as popular as most folks were not using Saiga-12s for hunting. When I found mine I paid $100 over the cost of the black ones.

The last listing I found.
https://www.guns.com/firearms/shotguns/semi-auto/saiga-saiga-12-12-ga-semi-automatic-20-rounds-20-barrel-used?p=877155&soldout=1
 

So really there are just so few of them it's hard to best guess what sort of price they would bring.  There would also have to be a Saiga aficionado around interested. 

[mashwamp 1]

Thanks for the great info, I paid $355 back then ,I believe that was $30 or $40 over the black base model. I used it for a while hunting, got a couple deer but found in heavy brush the mag release got snagged and mag would drop out without much notice ! Excellent to see an ad from the time!

Definitely a Saiga Fan item…!

Edited November 24, 2023 by mashwamp
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[IndyArms 10,189]

Post it on GunBroker with an insanely high reserve price. Then if it hits what you think you want to sell it for, you can send an offer to the highest bigger to see if they want it for the price they posted. 

Then you'll know EXACTLY what the market says it's worth. 

[scoutjoe 279]

On 4/28/2024 at 3:17 PM, IndyArms said:

Post it on GunBroker with an insanely high reserve price. Then if it hits what you think you want to sell it for, you can send an offer to the highest bigger to see if they want it for the price they posted. 

Then you'll know EXACTLY what the market says it's worth. 

I mean that is likely the best way to do it. There is a fella on Gunbroker now selling one of Tony's SBS guns trying to find where the price point is.