Here is one that looks similar to me??
GunsAmerica - Winchester 1876 - Winchester Rifles - Pre-1899 Lever
Good luck,
Bill
GunsAmerica - Winchester 1876 - Winchester Rifles - Pre-1899 Lever
Good luck,
Bill
Whats the value of my winchester 45-60?
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Podunkadunk
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Gunnar,
I was going to post the number to Winchester/Browning's archive department. But, since you are in Norway, I saved you the call.
I called an old timer named Glenn who has worked in the archives department for Win./Brown. for a long time. I have called him many times before to get info that Blue Book or Gun Trader's Guide won't tell me.
I read off the serial number to him that you posted. He said it was made in 1884 and confirmed it was a .45 - 60 ("one of the better calibers made in that era" - Glenn's words, not mine).
He also said that ANY DETAILED information requests for Winchester guns that were made PRIOR to 1906, have to be directed to the Winchester Museum in Cody, Wyoming. They have "the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey would say. In other words, Glenn could give me the year made, but in Cody, they can tell you the exact date, where it was initially shipped to, cost, who purchased, exact specs of the weapon, etc. Of course, this comes with a charge of $55.00 U.S. Dollars. With the payment, you get a fancy-dancy letter stating all the pertinent facts of the weapon, and they highlight the model and serial number of the weapon on the letterhead. It's actually pretty nifty from what Glenn told me. He asked me how you came by the weapon, I told him I didn't know.
As for pricing, The Blue Book of Gun Values states:
Condition: (all original of course)
10% - $1000.00
40% - $2800.00
60% - $4500.00
You can assess your weapon's conditional percentage (if you are unfamiliar with NRA gun ratings) by going to the NRA website.
If you have any more gun questions, give me a holler on pm. I buy, sell, trade frequently. I'm no expert, but it's rare that someone gets over on me
Good luck Gunnar,
Podunk
I was going to post the number to Winchester/Browning's archive department. But, since you are in Norway, I saved you the call.
I called an old timer named Glenn who has worked in the archives department for Win./Brown. for a long time. I have called him many times before to get info that Blue Book or Gun Trader's Guide won't tell me.
I read off the serial number to him that you posted. He said it was made in 1884 and confirmed it was a .45 - 60 ("one of the better calibers made in that era" - Glenn's words, not mine).
He also said that ANY DETAILED information requests for Winchester guns that were made PRIOR to 1906, have to be directed to the Winchester Museum in Cody, Wyoming. They have "the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey would say. In other words, Glenn could give me the year made, but in Cody, they can tell you the exact date, where it was initially shipped to, cost, who purchased, exact specs of the weapon, etc. Of course, this comes with a charge of $55.00 U.S. Dollars. With the payment, you get a fancy-dancy letter stating all the pertinent facts of the weapon, and they highlight the model and serial number of the weapon on the letterhead. It's actually pretty nifty from what Glenn told me. He asked me how you came by the weapon, I told him I didn't know.
As for pricing, The Blue Book of Gun Values states:
Condition: (all original of course)
10% - $1000.00
40% - $2800.00
60% - $4500.00
You can assess your weapon's conditional percentage (if you are unfamiliar with NRA gun ratings) by going to the NRA website.
If you have any more gun questions, give me a holler on pm. I buy, sell, trade frequently. I'm no expert, but it's rare that someone gets over on me
Good luck Gunnar,
Podunk
