Please help value this Winchester 94 made in 1905--PICS UP post#10 & #26

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Howdy.

My former C.O. is trying to find a value for the following, and I volunteered to do the legwork for him:

A Winchester Mod 94 in .30 WCF, SN 320###... Prob'ly a 26 inch barrel, fully octagonal, butter smooth action and remarkably intact bluing throughout, although some wear on the receiver about where your hand would go when carrying it.

Since I am not currently authorised to present pictures, I offer good news and bad. The good news is, I have pictures of this beast. The bad news is that I shall have to email them to anyone who should like to see them. A minor PITA, but since TARFU, another SNAFU won't necessarily mean FUBAR,right?

Feel free to PM me for the images, such as they are.

Many thanks to any assistance here presented.

Halfdar:canadaFlag:
 
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If your buddy won't allow pictures to be posted of the gun, he is either:

1) Un-healthily paranoid since the serial number does not need to be shown, or:
2) A thief who does not want his stolen plunder to be "outed" to authorities.

No pickies, no opinions or advice. Advice isn't always free, but when it is, people aren't going to climb everest to help your "former CO".
 
Lighten up. Claven. I saw some pics of the rifle including the serial number and gave my opinion for value. I told the OP that it was only MY opinion and to seek more input.
 
Claven2 said:
If your buddy won't allow pictures to be posted of the gun, he is either:

1) Un-healthily paranoid since the serial number does not need to be shown, or:
2) A thief who does not want his stolen plunder to be "outed" to authorities.

No pickies, no opinions or advice. Advice isn't always free, but when it is, people aren't going to climb everest to help your "former CO".
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Sir,
I am not a paid-up CGN member. The option to post pictures is therefore not available to me. As such, I am not currently authorised to provide imagery on this forum. I am forced, by definition, to conduct this in the way specified.

I hope this is clear.

Further, I assure you that the rifle in question is neither stolen nor illegally held in any way, shape, or form. Last, I have know the individual for thirty years and he is not what I would describe as 'paranoid'. I am simply doing the gentleman a favour.

Would you like to see the images I have gathered? I'll need an email address, unfortunately.
 
Hey there, Halfdar, don't worry about the grumpy comments, they come free with every thread! It is difficult to post pictures to a CGN thread without
being a paid team member, but if you upload your photos to a photo hosting site such as photobucket or flickr, you may then insert to a thread on CGN.

Some hosts such as Imugr may not work. Or so I am told, I really have no idea about the whole picture thing, being set in my ways.:redface:
 
I do not mind grumpy comments. The Member had concerns, and I felt it neighbourly to address them.

I will investigate a photo hosting site, as you suggest. That did not occur to me, in spite of the fact that I have noticed it being done here and elsewhere.
 
Halfdar's photos.....

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That is some nice wood there on the forestock! The rifle must have been well looked after to have that much bluing on it still.
The hole just above the front of the loading gate is for a pin to be driven out of the bolt and they don't have threading for a plug.
It would be great to see the rest of the stock, especially the curved butt-stock.

This rifle is almost as good looking (so far) as the one at Grouse River in Kelowna, BC that is listed at $1700.
 
It is most common on a public forum to black out the last 3 digits of the serial number on a firearm, you might want to blur out a section of that photo.

And, nice rifle!
 
Thank you for this advice. I wasn't sure if the SN visibility was an issue or not. People I asked were almost evenly divided on the subject....
 
halfdar...........I have been a collector for some time now and what your buddy has is a very common rifle in good condition. The pictures leave some points uncovered but it appears to be very good. This rifle would value between 600-750 dollars from what can be seen in the photos. Don't let others tell you it's worth a fortune because they just are not, they are too common in this cartridge...........in this condition in 25-35 is a whole different ballgame, but it's in 30 WCF, the most common of all.
 
While it is true that some old Winchesters are going for very low prices like $600 or $700 for an older 30-30 (WCF 30) a rifle like this one pictured,
is very hard to find at a low price. I predict that this type of Winchester is going to go up in value as more of us try to get any Winchester we can.

I am going to stick with my - amateur - valuation of $1200:)
 
halfdar said:
Sir,
I am not a paid-up CGN member. The option to post pictures is therefore not available to me. As such, I am not currently authorised to provide imagery on this forum. I am forced, by definition, to conduct this in the way specified.

I hope this is clear.

Further, I assure you that the rifle in question is neither stolen nor illegally held in any way, shape, or form. Last, I have know the individual for thirty years and he is not what I would describe as 'paranoid'. I am simply doing the gentleman a favour.

Would you like to see the images I have gathered? I'll need an email address, unfortunately.
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You don't need to be a paid member to post photos. Simply upload them to Photobucket for free and go from there.
 
Sir,
While I appreciate your insight, that's not strictly speaking the same thing, hence I did not consider it as an option. I will know better next time.

"While it is true that some old Winchesters are going for very low prices like $600 or $700 for an older 30-30 (WCF 30) a rifle like this one pictured,
is very hard to find at a low price. I predict that this type of Winchester is going to go up in value as more of us try to get any Winchester we can."--

I would respectfully suggest that this is precisely what is about to happen, as our markets seem to increasingly populated by offshore products of inconsistent quality and dubious service arrangements.
 
I don't know much about lever values.... But I have a good handle on our members (I think)...... I respect Douglas' (CFBMI) experience.... And have seen pics of his collection..... I think his evaluation is fair, maybe a tad low but fair......

I also agree on your evaluation..... These will only go up in price.... But everything is relative..... so i will give you what I call "situational" pricing.... Something I feel I have lots of experience on based on selling off a lot to buy the ones I want....

CO wants quick sale: Go with Douglas' pricing, list at $800 and dicker....
CO wants to see if someone is "home" and wants one now: $1000 list price
CO wants to get now what the rifle will be worth in time: $1300 - $1500 list
CO owns few rifles and wants to max out his investment: hold on and wait

The buyer seller relationship is a strange one, but I can tell you this.... Life is too short to spend bumping ee ads and entertaining tire kickers....
 
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