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I have a Winchester 88 carbine in 284 made in 1970 and a standard 22" 308 made in 1968, they both have identical basket weave stocks, what I didn't realize is that the carbine model came with a plain stock and a barrel band. Is this info correct? If so my stock has been changed or did some carbines come with this stock? Now the big question. What is I worth, I've seen some crazy prices in the states and many did sell, I would rate the metal at 90-95% and has a spare mag, stock is in good shape but not original. Made in 1970.

 
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The carbines had a plain walnut stock and a barrel band. It is possible someone had a rifle cut down into a carbine length barrel. Are the barrel crowns and front sight position identical on both your rifle and carbine?
Or like you say, the original stock may have been damaged and someone installed a new stock as carbine stocks are tough to find.
 
Everything on the barrels are identical, crown, sight placement, indexing of stamping and the barrel length is exactly what a carbine should be, would be easy to swap out the stock but just seemed weird for someone to find a stock in great shape and swap it out unless the original was cracked or something I guess.
 
I have seen a few carbines and the one thing that sticks in my mind was one that had it's forestock split in 4 places under the band. One would think that they are prone to cracking, so a replacement from an 88 rifle could have been the answer for yours.
As for value, you may have a carbine in a rifle stock, so it won't be valued as a factory carbine. You do have a somewhat desirable chambering. I would say $750 would be a ballpark value.
 
The easiest way to tell if the stock has been changed is take the action out and check for extra dovetails under the barrel.Carbine and rifle stocks mounted differently but were fairly use for a smith to change them over cutting another dovetail for mounting a rifle stock on a carbine.
 
88 man said:
The easiest way to tell if the stock has been changed is take the action out and check for extra dovetails under the barrel.Carbine and rifle stocks mounted differently but were fairly use for a smith to change them over cutting another dovetail for mounting a rifle stock on a carbine.
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Max,
If any body knows it would be 88 man. From what I have seen he has them all.
Hi Ed.

David
 
The 88 has been modified and is not original and really has limited collector value, it is worth what someone would be willing to pay for this particular firearm
 
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