Seymour Butts.

What can you do with a box of old shotgun butts? Apart from keep the fire going a while.

 

I know some artists who'd love those. They'd make a mad Christmas tree, for example.

 

I imagine being artists they have no money, though. :-(

 

Dunno - depends what they owe you. I could see twenty or thirty quid maybe?

 

My dad is a gunsmith/collector....he would love to have a lot like that. He uses them to repair old shotguns, or make a totally unique new gun. You might be suprised what a collector would pay

 

Seems to me that beyond what they are possibly reusable for, the wood would be wanted by some craftsman.

 

They look like a perfect Etsy item, where the upcycled and repurposed thrive, so the upcyclable and repurpusable also seem to do well.

 

I think they are neato. That kinda of unknown market item, I usually try auction listing starting at a price I would be happy selling them for. You never know.

 

I thought I'd put the box out at fleamarket at a fiver apiece.

 

It's a thought. Then you take the first packet that walks along wanting the whole lot. I can see a repair person wanting all of them, stocks on old shotguns being what they are.

 

I think you can much more than 5 each....especially if any of the pieces can be attributed to a maker like Winchester.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Vintage-Gun...lete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

 

They'd all be British shotguns of no great distinction, I expect.