Winchester Commemoratives??

There is a general negative feeling on CGN about the commemoratives.
Seems that people either put them up for sale on the EE for around $800 and they sell fairly quickly or they price them at $1500 and don't sell.
 
Robert Nicholson said:
There is a general negative feeling on CGN about the commemoratives.
Seems that people either put them up for sale on the EE for around $800 and they sell fairly quickly or they price them at $1500 and don't sell.
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There was a recent Gun auction in Richmond where an RCMP Commemorative went for some seriously stupid money and it was not a Members Commemorative either.
North of 3k and that was before the premiums.
But follow the link for the numbers produced for each of those specials guns.

https://winchestercollector.org/winchester-commemoratives/

Put your safety glasses on.....

Rob
 
The commemorative rifles are nothing but gaudy junk, I would not pay half the price of a standard Pre-64 carbine, which go for $600-$700 in excellent condition.
 
There is a small cult of people that seem to think that they are worth something. Mostly people who paid too much for them trying to convince themselves they didn't get ripped off so they find other like minded people to trade with.

Then there's the rest of us.

Basically, and Ive seen this in the record collector world too; if something is sold as a "collector's item," or "collectable," then it isn't.
 
I heard they were never really expected to be fired so build quality is suspect. The two I know of that were actually used some, had feeding issues. I personally would buy a regular 94 of the same vintage before one of these ugly specimens. That is if I was ever going to by another 94 at all. To each his own.
 
hoytcanon said:
The commemorative rifles are nothing but gaudy junk, I would not pay half the price of a standard Pre-64 carbine, which go for $600-$700 in excellent condition.
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Rugdoc said:
There is a small cult of people that seem to think that they are worth something. Mostly people who paid too much for them trying to convince themselves they didn't get ripped off so they find other like minded people to trade with.

Then there's the rest of us.

Basically, and Ive seen this in the record collector world too; if something is sold as a "collector's item," or "collectable," then it isn't.
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This and this.

They are the commemorative collector spoons and plates of the gun world.
 
My Father had quite the collection of them when I was young. All unfired, in the box.
I was given the Cheyenne .22 (for my 16th B-day I think) to replace my single shot Cooey (his first .22).
While I agree with the comments here, that .22 got a lot of use and was/is a great little rifle.

He sold the lot (for a loss I believe) back in the 80's. Wish he'd held on to the matching Cheyenne in 44-40.
I still have both of the .22's.
 
I've had numerous model 94 collectables over the years and they all shot well for me. Not a dud in the bunch. Folks either dig 'em or not.
I currently use an RCMP centennial musket & really like the bugger.

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Rugdoc said:
There is a small cult of people that seem to think that they are worth something. Mostly people who paid too much for them trying to convince themselves they didn't get ripped off so they find other like minded people to trade with.

Then there's the rest of us.

Basically, and Ive seen this in the record collector world too; if something is sold as a "collector's item," or "collectable," then it isn't.
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You wrote my post for me.
 
To each, their own.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions...But,

If you are looking for respect for your opinions, DO NOT disrespect others for their opinions!!!

The OP is looking for information, so that he may learn...
Not useless jabber... that does nothing but show ignorance and disrespect to our pasttime.
We have enough troubles with the anti-gun and anti-hunting groups; Why do we need to destroy our community from within???

To the OP, I wish I could provide info to your questions, but unfortunately am not very knowledgeable on the commemoratives. All I know is that there are many different models and caliber options, and some are made in larger numbers, while others are deemed more collectable. There are also Canadian versions as well as those released in the US.
Section IX of the Standard Catalog of Winchester Firearms 3rd Edition lists all of the Commemratives, year of production, their NIB values, issue # and number manufactured. The author also states that if they have been fired, they depreciate by 33%, and if they show any signs of use, they drop by 50%. Various commemoratives have been issued from 1964 to 2008.
 
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