Which Winchester Commemorative Would YOU buy?

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So I have the chance to purchase several Winchester Commemorative .30-30's. I can really only afford to purchase one or two. With that said, which would YOU buy from the list below and why? I'm probably just going to purchase one and turn around and resell it for a few bucks more (they've all been offered to me for what I believe is a good deal).

The list :

  • 1969 Golden Spike Carbine
  • 1975 Klondike Gold Rush (Canadian)
  • 1976 U.S. Bi-Centennial
  • 1977 Wells Fargo
  • 1978 Cherokee (Canadian)

All the above firearms com complete in there boxes with paper work to match. The Bi-Centennial comes with a wall rack also.

So, which item would you recommend to buy or which would YOU buy and why?

(Sorry, you'll have to google these firearms if you want photos)

Cheers!
- Daniel
 
Rule 303 said:
I do.
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You can't beat the price of the fellow I'm dealing with (I'm fairly certain). Besides, this would be a local deal for me - quick and easy. Not to mention, as I stated above, I'd only do it so that I could resell it for a small profit.

We seem to be getting off topic...lol.

Cheers!
- Daniel
 
The U.S, Wells Fargo and the Cherokee are rarer than the others.
Klondike and Golden Spike come up for sale more often.

If it was me and it was a real good deal I would buy them all and sell off what you don't want to off-set the price of the keepers.
I would be interested in any of the top three.
 
Well, I am leaning towards the Cherokee with only 9,000 made and the Klondike with 10,200 made. Note sure I could afford both upfront. I can certainly buy 1 though. I have no interest in keeping any of them (whatever I choose to buy). It would be a purchase in an effort to flip them for a small profit (working at upgrading my photography equipment).

Thanks!
- Daniel
 
I have the apache unfired with box. I was wanting to trade for a shooter but based on prices, I am going to turn this one into a shooter. It sounds like you want one just to collect? Go with the least produced of the bunch.
 
Sorry, I was too late. You want to flip it. Buy them all if the prices are that low. Hard to make money without spending money.
 
To quote sunray from your last thread about these. ""...the exception of a few rounds..." That means it has no collector value any more. It's worth the same as any other Win 94. Commemoratives have proven to be a really lousy investment. Too many made and there's nothing special about 'erm other than the name on 'em, plating etc. Your rifle is a 'Canadian' issue too. Limited U.S. collector interest. Certainly much lower because it's been fired."
 
+1 to the above by Steppenwolf.

If they have already been shot, then you are just buying a post '64 '94 shooter, nothing more.

Personally, I don't mind some of the Commemoratives. But only as "shooters" at shooter prices.

I prefer the ones that have the non fake gold receivers & other bits. That is, silver, nickel, black or blued finish receivers & other parts. And also, have to be in .30-30 Win.

I have a Legendary Lawmen [16" brl trapper length, saddle ring carbine] & a "Cowboy" [20" saddle ring carbine]. Both have been shot & I only payed shooter price for them.

Personally, as post '64 '94 Winchester carbines I like the fact they are pre-cross bolt safety, too.

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Steppenwolf said:
To quote sunray from your last thread about these. ""...the exception of a few rounds..." That means it has no collector value any more. It's worth the same as any other Win 94. Commemoratives have proven to be a really lousy investment. Too many made and there's nothing special about 'erm other than the name on 'em, plating etc. Your rifle is a 'Canadian' issue too. Limited U.S. collector interest. Certainly much lower because it's been fired."
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I think your right, Ive seen many at gun show that are NIB, and they don't seem to be big sellers, the same guys haul them around week after week.
 
Take a look on that :

h ttp://www.waffenzimmermann.ch/sites/pages/winchester.htm

it lists all the commemorative models and the quantity produced, its written in german so translate it in google
 
Since you don't say what the asking price is, it's hard for anybody to anybody to say if you're getting a good deal. As mentioned earlier, they simply don't sell well and you could be sitting on them for a long time. Personally I wouldn't buy any of them; I'd much rather invest my money in pre-'64's.
 
I may be wrong, but I also understand that quite often the quality of the parts used to build the commemoratives were lower than those used for the general production line. Softer metals, flawed machining, etc., that the cheap plating covered up.
 
Steppenwolf said:
To quote sunray from your last thread about these. ""...the exception of a few rounds..." That means it has no collector value any more. It's worth the same as any other Win 94. Commemoratives have proven to be a really lousy investment. Too many made and there's nothing special about 'erm other than the name on 'em, plating etc. Your rifle is a 'Canadian' issue too. Limited U.S. collector interest. Certainly much lower because it's been fired."
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+2 I have never seen a commemorative that was worth what the seller was asking and it seems only the RCMP version sells here in Canada and mostly to new RCMP officers.
 
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