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A friend's old Winchester lever - educate me
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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3476869" data-attributes="member: 24867"><p>Thanks to Secret Santa, I get to break out my brand new Blue Book!</p><p></p><p>This rifle was manufactured in 1888. (SRL's 284529 to 323219 according to the Blue Book and U.S. Repeating Arms, New Haven, CT).</p><p></p><p>Serial number makes this an 1873 (Saddle Ring) Carbine - Third Model. I'd like to see a picture of the top of the rifle just to confirm that the dust cover rail is integral with the frame. This has the 20" barrel with 2 barrel bands. Caliber is .44-40 WCF.</p><p></p><p>DO NOT CLEAN IT!!</p><p></p><p>Below are pics from the book referring to this particular model:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]184219[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]184220[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It's difficult to grade the condition of that rifle from the pictures provided. Aside from the chiseled screw, it looks to be in really great shape for it's age. I tried comparing the photos you sent with the PPGS grading system in the blue book. It's difficult not seeing inside with the action open, inside the bore, and more close up shots of the receiver. I think you can conservatively put this rifle at 20%. Value range, I think it's probably a safe bet to value this rifle in the $2,200 to $2,500 range. Just my opinion though. A more detailed examination and rating might raise or lower that value, but I'm doing my best with the photos provided. Hopefully this info helps. That is a really fantastic rifle, with an incredible history behind it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3476869, member: 24867"] Thanks to Secret Santa, I get to break out my brand new Blue Book! This rifle was manufactured in 1888. (SRL's 284529 to 323219 according to the Blue Book and U.S. Repeating Arms, New Haven, CT). Serial number makes this an 1873 (Saddle Ring) Carbine - Third Model. I'd like to see a picture of the top of the rifle just to confirm that the dust cover rail is integral with the frame. This has the 20" barrel with 2 barrel bands. Caliber is .44-40 WCF. DO NOT CLEAN IT!! Below are pics from the book referring to this particular model: [ATTACH=full]184219[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]184220[/ATTACH] It's difficult to grade the condition of that rifle from the pictures provided. Aside from the chiseled screw, it looks to be in really great shape for it's age. I tried comparing the photos you sent with the PPGS grading system in the blue book. It's difficult not seeing inside with the action open, inside the bore, and more close up shots of the receiver. I think you can conservatively put this rifle at 20%. Value range, I think it's probably a safe bet to value this rifle in the $2,200 to $2,500 range. Just my opinion though. A more detailed examination and rating might raise or lower that value, but I'm doing my best with the photos provided. Hopefully this info helps. That is a really fantastic rifle, with an incredible history behind it. [/QUOTE]
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