Old Winchester 1894’s - Any idea on their value?
- Thread starter joelauto
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Yes, I suppose 5 white tail bucks would be a fair trade.
I see Boo was more serious about his inputs.
One needs to see pictures to assist in determining value.
Ones description on condition and the NRA Descriptions are two different beasts.
Im sure between those two rifles Robert Nicholson's account is under valued.
Best Regards,
Rob
One needs to see pictures to assist in determining value.
Ones description on condition and the NRA Descriptions are two different beasts.
Im sure between those two rifles Robert Nicholson's account is under valued.
Best Regards,
Rob
I have no comment on Joel's guns except I'd love to have a 44. A high school friend's dad had one.
But this question about value reminds me of something.
When I was living in Sointula on Malcolm Island my friend Lorne B., who had worked at lever Arms in Vancouver for quite a few years before moving up the coast was considered the local gun "expert. " He'd occasionally go back to town and come back with some interesting surplus rifles and sell them to friends. A friend got a really nice Mauser 98 in 7x57 and another had a Norwegian M98 30-06. He had a couple cool revolvers and a Chilean semi-auto 9mm pistol too, plus some black powder Enfield muskets.
One local guy brought a few guns over to Lorne's for evaluation one time, a sporterized Enfield P14 303 that had lived in the foc'sle of a damp gillnetter since the 1950s and a model 12 pump shotgun with a broken home-repaired butt stock and a a rust encrusted Model 94 30-30. In fact they were all rust-crusted and I don't think the bolt even opened on the P14. I think all of them had put in some time in the bottom of leaky rowboats on various pit-lamping expeditions as well.
Lorne informed the guy that sadly, they were probably worth about $50 each, if that.
"But those are antiques," the fellow argued. "They belonged to my grandfather."
But this question about value reminds me of something.
When I was living in Sointula on Malcolm Island my friend Lorne B., who had worked at lever Arms in Vancouver for quite a few years before moving up the coast was considered the local gun "expert. " He'd occasionally go back to town and come back with some interesting surplus rifles and sell them to friends. A friend got a really nice Mauser 98 in 7x57 and another had a Norwegian M98 30-06. He had a couple cool revolvers and a Chilean semi-auto 9mm pistol too, plus some black powder Enfield muskets.
One local guy brought a few guns over to Lorne's for evaluation one time, a sporterized Enfield P14 303 that had lived in the foc'sle of a damp gillnetter since the 1950s and a model 12 pump shotgun with a broken home-repaired butt stock and a a rust encrusted Model 94 30-30. In fact they were all rust-crusted and I don't think the bolt even opened on the P14. I think all of them had put in some time in the bottom of leaky rowboats on various pit-lamping expeditions as well.
Lorne informed the guy that sadly, they were probably worth about $50 each, if that.
"But those are antiques," the fellow argued. "They belonged to my grandfather."
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Both are in poor condition. The 94 is rusty and the tang screws are not original. The add-on sling swivels are the least of your worries. $250-300.
The metal on the 92 looks better, but there are extra screws that don't belong. Might get $400 for that one.
Given the level of bubba-smithing visible just on the surface, who knows what tinkering has gone on with the mechanism.
The metal on the 92 looks better, but there are extra screws that don't belong. Might get $400 for that one.
Given the level of bubba-smithing visible just on the surface, who knows what tinkering has gone on with the mechanism.
Travis Bickle
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- Upper Lower Middle Alberta
I'm not going to lie, one of my CGN hobbies is searching out WTS adds for 1894's to see if the asking price can top the insanity of the last overpriced one I saw lol
They are one of the most common rifles in North America ever and people try to sell them for a reasonable $350 up to and OVER $900 for rack grade examples.
Even in mint condition and a "Pre 64!!!!!!"(!!!) I wouldn't pay more than $400 for one but that's just me.
They only made about a conservative 8 million of them
It's the Honda Civic/Toyota Corrola of North American hunting rifles and even the "super rare" commemorative ones with cheesy indians and buffalo engravings are laughably overvalued.
There about 100 of them on the EE right now with 50 bump replies and no sales.
They are one of the most common rifles in North America ever and people try to sell them for a reasonable $350 up to and OVER $900 for rack grade examples.
Even in mint condition and a "Pre 64!!!!!!"(!!!) I wouldn't pay more than $400 for one but that's just me.
They only made about a conservative 8 million of them
It's the Honda Civic/Toyota Corrola of North American hunting rifles and even the "super rare" commemorative ones with cheesy indians and buffalo engravings are laughably overvalued.
There about 100 of them on the EE right now with 50 bump replies and no sales.
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- kingston Ontario
As with all guns it is supply and demand ,, There is later built 1894 out there but out of the 8 million or so built back around the turn of the century .. there is not so many that made the trip real well .. There is a few guns that demand a big price .. The ruger deerstalker 44 mags are running a grand for a real nice one and if it is a deerfield more closer too 1500 ,, Very hard too even find parts for one ,, I have seen a few 1894 rifles sell in the grand mark .. Not so much the newer stuff as some 44-40 rifles have 44 mag barrels and are not very accurate .. I never could see the high price of some of the old MAUSER rifles myself either ,, I would drop a grand on a 1894 before some of the other high priced stuff
