Tobin Arms .22 Find

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Hello everyone I just came across one of these Tobin Arms 22 cal rifles found in a house clean out. Very little information available on them. Any idea what its base worth might be as a complete gun? From what I read they are rare guns with only 4 known in Canada. Well I am in Ontario Canada. Have I found a gun worth a decent amount of money? No serial numbers or anything stamped on the gun except "Tobin Arms Mfg Co Woodstock Ontario Canada " nothing else. If anyone has information or direction towards finding information about be appreciated. Thanks1000004858.jpg1000004859.jpg1000004860.jpg
 
That is very interesting! I own two centerfire target rifles put together by G.B. Crandall, who worked for Tobin Arms at one time.
 
You found something unexpected, uncommon and unusual. None of those equal jackpot lottery-level valuable. Do your research on paper and include the documentation. Clean it without removing patina or changing the physical artifact. Preserve it with museum conservators wax. After all that, find someone ridiculously foolish with their money.
 
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I'v seen a fair few Shotguns by Tobin at auctions recently. They went for not a lot, but more than I wanted to spend.
 
Don't clean it please or do anything to it. Whoever is buying it will be an advanced Canadian/Tobin collector who will not want it messed with. Period. You will devalue it no matter what YouTube video you watch first. Value is hard to place, it's rare, it's obscure, it's in rough condition. Rare and obscure don't always equal value as the market is generally ignorant. $500 as a starting point? Ask for trades?
 
No idea if it's worth anything, but based on condition alone it won't fetch what it would in excellent+ condition obviously. And with old guns condition is everything.

BUT, cool gun and one I'd be stoked about finding it too! I'd probably even ask the same question! :)
 
No one here is going to give you a blind estimate. That's not how CGN works.

Do some research on the websites of high volume Canadian gun auction houses. I've used Switzers. If a Tobin has been sold in the length of time their site goes back, there's your answer. There's another big on in the West, but I forget their name.
 
first of all you have to find someone who collects them second of all is condition which is poor a best
the most miss used word in the canadian gun culture collectable
this wasn't a prominent gun manufacture his firearms did not change the coarse of history or are even sought after
for the amateur collector it's is a novelty piece
200-300$
other than a few Ross rifles canadian firearms have minimal value and a small following
it's just how it is
 
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