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01-15-2015, 11:39 PM
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Christmas present from my wife...
My wife surprised me this christmas with an old gun. She obtained a Winchester 1892 38-40 wcf with serial number that corresponds to a birthdate of 1905. The rifle is in great shape, the barrel looks good. It did have a small dent on the magazine tube that I had to fix because the spring was getting hung up on it. I shot 50 rounds through it without incident. I have already bought some dies to start reloading for it. Out of curiosity does anyone have any idea what these things are worth?
Tony
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01-15-2015, 11:44 PM
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WOW, that's nice, does she have any single sisters?
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01-15-2015, 11:53 PM
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...... Out of curiosity does anyone have any idea what these things are worth?
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Considering who gave it to you ..... it's priceless. Most of us would be tickled to have a wife give us an interesting firearm. As far as monetary value I'd hate to believe anything I'd have to say as I'm not a Winchester collector but a quick look at completed auctions on Gun Broker for similar original-looking condition octagon barrel model 1892's show prices of roughly $1000 plus or minus about $300.
John
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01-16-2015, 12:22 AM
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John all my wife's sisters are married so no joy there for you  . G8 , I have seen so many prices that I really don't know what they are based on besides condition and age. I am not really interested in selling it, and I am sure she paid more than that since it came from brother-in-law who had it from his dad. He was having some financial difficulty and so it went to a good cause. I had to soak the barrel in some Kroil to get the magazine screw out and I am working on the receiver screws to get it cleaned up more. Like I said , I plan to shoot some cowboy loads through this beauty. It will not be a safe queen. May need to consider getting a Ruger Vaquero to match the gun or maybe luck into a peacemaker .
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01-16-2015, 12:37 AM
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I got underwear for Christmas. It's wrong to be jealous, so I'm not. Yes I am.
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01-16-2015, 07:39 AM
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Congrats!
You are a blessed man.
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01-16-2015, 07:54 AM
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My wife surprised me this Christmas..... Out of curiosity does anyone have any idea what these things are worth?Tony
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Quite a bit....but not near as much as the woman that gave it to you.
Rob
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01-16-2015, 04:08 PM
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Well said!
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