Winchester Sporting Rifle Model 1894 Value

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Question folks. I just picked up a Winchester Model 1894 Sporting Rifle in 30 WCF that was manufactured in 1900. It appears all original to me (with potential exception of front sight). Screws look relatively untouched. Sights have been removed at one time. The front sight is on backwards and the rear sight has been moved (marks indicating it in the sight). The rear sight is correct vintage for the rifle, but is off a 32 WCF as it has Winchester markings indicating such. There are some marks on the wood and the receiver has scratches on it. Bluing is well worn on receiver. Barrel and full length mag tube have bluing that I would rate as 60-70%. Rifling is beautiful with no pitting. Can anyone throw an approximate value out there for me?

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Here is another fine looking old Model 94! I am consistently wrong in my guesses, so I will just mention that there was a similar rifle in 38-55 that
was priced at $550 by the knowledgable, yesterday.
 
RN............me thinks you're sitting awn the wrong side of the fence.

Don't think $550 is 'nuff and in the EE would be gone gone gone like it's brethern.
 
Wood has been oversanded. You can see a pronounced dip in the wood in the forend ahead of the receiver. 32 Smokeless sight has been filed down so has no value apart from a hunting sight. Those "scratches" are casting marks and are present on a lot of early 1892, 1894 and 1886 rifles. Value of $550 is pretty close only if the bore is good otherwise even less.
 
I welcome all opinions, but as it sits in my hand right now (and I am holding it as I type this), I am positive that wood has not been sanded. Although there is somewhat of a dip where you say there is, it looks more like honest wear to me as the rest of the wood aligns perfectly with metal. The bore is absolutely mint. That 32WS sight sure does not appear to me to have been filed neither. All original and untouched in my opinion....
 
The wood has definitely been sanded as it should be proud of the metal by about .040-.050" at all wood to metal junctions, and it is not. I have two 32s with the same sight and it has been modified and the drift marks on the barrel at the sights deflate it more..........Mike is pretty much right on the mark as collector value goes. It is worth 5-600 as it sits as a shooter.
 
Rugdoc said:
$1200 at the HACS gun show.
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But, do they complain about the prices on the internet?
Doubt it, cause they are doing face to face transactions and enjoy a challenge.
BTW, the old boys are getting long in the tooth and are far fewer than a few years ago.
There needs to be a younger crowd to take up the lead.
As for the Gun in Question 500-700 be it here or at a gun show, thats just my .05 worth.
Rob
 
Dyed in the wool Winchester collectors are dying off literally. Prices for collectible Winchesters have been dropping off in the last 20 years here in Canada, seems to me. The generation who were infatuated with Winchester lever guns are dying off and the market is shrinking. A post 64 model 94 commands almost the same price as a decent pre 64 model 94. As the market shrinks so do the prices.
 
If it had the original sights on it I would value it at about $750.00

Without the sights I would have no interest and would discount it severely.
 
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