Is This a #16 Martin Dutch Oven?

[SShort]

I would be very grateful if anybody could give me your input on this. I was in a flea market recently and picked up this Dutch oven. From all appearances it looks like a #16 Martin. Am I correct?

 

[Doug D.]

Yes. Identical to the one pictured in the Martin section of the RB.

 

[SShort]

I'm sorry Doug, this is my first day on the site and I am unfamiliar with it . What is "RB"? Thank you for your patience

 

[Doug D.]

Red book. One of two CI collecting guide books by the same authors. One has always had a blue cover, the other red.

See: http://www.castironcollector.com/shopping.php

 

[SShort]

That was very helpful. Thank you very much

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Do you have any idea where I could find the value of this particular piece?

 

[Doug D.]

The RB and BB give values based on excellent condition and prevailing at the time of publication. The RB has not been revised in over a decade, but values the Martin #16 CO at $250.

 

[BryanB]

I would be very grateful if anybody could give me your input on this. I was in a flea market recently and picked up this Dutch oven. From all appearances it looks like a #16 Martin. Am I correct?

You are correct, that is a rare find. The bail as been replaced. I have several Lodge 16 dutch ovens, new in the box, as trade material. If you got it at the RB price, you got a good deal. Matching sets are very rare. That one is still on my "must have" list. :icon_thumbsup:

 

[SShort]

Do not have a heart attack but I paid $65 for it.

 

[D_Madden]

Do not have a heart attack but I paid $65 for it.

I think the scrap value for a piece of iron that big would be more than $65. That is a very good buy!

I've seen a Lodge 14 camp oven (with a big crack down the side and missing the lid) and the seller still wanted $80 for it. These big camp ovens are hard to find.

 

[SShort]

I have searched and searched and cannot find ONE complete set ANYWHERE online. I have found only two lids and they were on eBay. One for $425 and the other for $475. That just blows my mind.

 

[BryanB]

I have searched and searched and cannot find ONE complete set ANYWHERE online. I have found only two lids and they were on eBay. One for $425 and the other for $475. That just blows my mind.

I call that a legal steal and a super deal. Holy Grail to us spider skillet and pig eared dutch oven collectors here in TN/AL.

 

[Bonnie Scott]

Nice find, I am always on the lookout for a #16.

 

[Craig M]

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