1873 Winchester oct long barrel in a 22 short. I didn't know they existed. Are they rare? I offered them a thousand because I've seen 44-40 in this good condition asking $5,000. They said it just came in and needs to be appraised. So they wouldn't price it yet.
Owen
My local gun shop just got in...........
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plowboy 45
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Re: My local gun shop just got in...........
The extra long chambering is the rare one
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jkbrea
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Re: My local gun shop just got in...........
I looked on Gunbroker. The cheapest start at $1999 and go to $5000 for th .22 short. No bidders though. Hope you get that one! They sure are pretty rifles.
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The starting bids, like "but-it-now" numbers, are not a value - they are only numbers that the seller puts out there.jkbrea wrote:I looked on Gunbroker. The cheapest start at $1999 and go to $5000 for th .22 short. No bidders though. Hope you get that one! They sure are pretty rifles.
If there's a reserve, you can bet the final selling price will be much higher. (and may also go higher, even w/o a reserve)
In any event, .22cal Model 1873's are rarely found in good/excellent condition, and one in anywhere near good condition has been changing hands a lot closer to $10K than those starting bids.
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Re: My local gun shop just got in...........
It will likely go high from what others have said.
A friend had one for a short time in the 80's. We'd shoot it in his yard in town with CB shorts. Very cool and fun old gun.
FWIW, I had a Uberti copy of a 73 carbine in 22 lr for a short time, and a 66 copy that I kept for several years. Would truly like to find another 73 carbine for fun shooting.
A friend had one for a short time in the 80's. We'd shoot it in his yard in town with CB shorts. Very cool and fun old gun.
FWIW, I had a Uberti copy of a 73 carbine in 22 lr for a short time, and a 66 copy that I kept for several years. Would truly like to find another 73 carbine for fun shooting.
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Isnt it amazing how many people post without reading the thread?
Isnt it amazing how many people post without reading the thread?
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Re: My local gun shop just got in...........
I finally snagged one in 22 long. most any 1873 in 22 rimfire , if not butchered or refinished, will go over 2000$ these days. I have watched them on auctions and seen the actual selling price for several years now. really nice ones with most finish on them go well into the thousands.
cable
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Just the follow up. Turns out they priced it at $2,500.
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It sounds like you can re-sell it online (GunBroker, GunAuction, etc) & buy a few very nice guns with the profit.hightime wrote:Just the follow up. Turns out they priced it at $2,500.
If I bought it, for the best return on my investment, I'd consign it to one of the big auction houses (Julia, Rock Island, etc, etc).
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