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June 12, 2013
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I am previewing the upcoming RIA auction and several Winchester lever guns that I want to look at on line say in the description “import Marked Receiver”
The photos are of such poor quality that I can’t see anything. What exactly are they describing and does anybody have a clear photo of an import marked receiver? I’ve seen several British proof marked barrels but no receivers.
April 15, 2005
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Pat,
Import markings are different for every single one of the companies that import guns. Some of them mark the barrels, some mark the receiver frames. The marking has to include the name and address of the import company. In your shoes, I would ask for better pictures.
Bert
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March 31, 2009
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Normally we see Import Marks on Military guns that stayed overseas after the war and then at a later date, 1968 to around 2000, were imported back to the States. These guns had to go through Importers who marked each gun. Many collectors don’t want to see Import Marks.
So if the marks are unobtrusive to you, you may get a deal.
June 12, 2013
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Chuck said
Normally we see Import Marks on Military guns that stayed overseas after the war and then at a later date, 1968 to around 2000, were imported back to the States. These guns had to go through Importers who marked each gun. Many collectors don’t want to see Import Marks.
So if the marks are unobtrusive to you, you may get a deal.
The photos don’t show the marks. These are on lever action Winchester not military arms. In general how would this effect value?
April 15, 2005
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A significant number of lever-action Winchesters reentered the U.S. via Canada through Import companies. Again, the markings vary from one Import company to the next. Generally speaking, the import markings are neatly stamped, and the font is usually small. That stated, the value reduction is typically 10 – 20%, but it really depends on the buyer.
Bert
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June 12, 2013
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Bert H. said
A significant number of lever-action Winchesters reentered the U.S. via Canada through Import companies. Again, the markings vary from one Import company to the next. Generally speaking, the import markings are neatly stamped, and the font is usually small. That stated, the value reduction is typically 10 – 20%, but it really depends on the buyer.
Bert
Thanks Bert
March 31, 2009
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antler1 said
Chuck said
Normally we see Import Marks on Military guns that stayed overseas after the war and then at a later date, 1968 to around 2000, were imported back to the States. These guns had to go through Importers who marked each gun. Many collectors don’t want to see Import Marks.
So if the marks are unobtrusive to you, you may get a deal.
The photos don’t show the marks. These are on lever action Winchester not military arms. In general how would this effect value?
Doesn’t matter what type of gun. All guns had to come through an importer.
March 20, 2009
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I have found quite a few Model 1892 rifles that were imported to the us by Century Arms from St Albans, Vermont. The marked these rifles on the lower tang of the receiver where the lever meets up with it. I have also noted rifles that are stamped by HEGE and imported into Germany. These are also stamped on the lower tang. The “nice thing about the HEGE marked guns is that they are also proof stamped and have a two digit number that corresponds to the year that they were imported.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
March 31, 2009
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twobit said
I have found quite a few Model 1892 rifles that were imported to the us by Century Arms from St Albans, Vermont. The marked these rifles on the lower tang of the receiver where the lever meets up with it. I have also noted rifles that are stamped by HEGE and imported into Germany. These are also stamped on the lower tang. The “nice thing about the HEGE marked guns is that they are also proof stamped and have a two digit number that corresponds to the year that they were imported.
Michael
Michael, I didn’t know anything about Import Marks until I stated looking at Military firearms. I have never seen a Winchester with these marks but it makes perfect sense that rifles that went to places like South America and then came back to the States would have these marks.
April 15, 2005
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Chuck said
twobit said
I have found quite a few Model 1892 rifles that were imported to the us by Century Arms from St Albans, Vermont. The marked these rifles on the lower tang of the receiver where the lever meets up with it. I have also noted rifles that are stamped by HEGE and imported into Germany. These are also stamped on the lower tang. The “nice thing about the HEGE marked guns is that they are also proof stamped and have a two digit number that corresponds to the year that they were imported.
Michael
Michael, I didn’t know anything about Import Marks until I stated looking at Military firearms. I have never seen a Winchester with these marks but it makes perfect sense that rifles that went to places like South America and then came back to the States would have these marks.
Not just South America… everywhere else too. Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, etc.
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March 20, 2009
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Chuck said
Michael, I didn’t know anything about Import Marks until I stated looking at Military firearms. I have never seen a Winchester with these marks but it makes perfect sense that rifles that went to places like South America and then came back to the States would have these marks.
I found a very rare 22″ Model 1892 sporting rifle for sale in France several years ago. I had to have it to join up with the other four 22″ inch rifle that I owned. Luckily, I had a friend in Paris who purchased the rifle for me, I reimbursed him and then had the gun imported by using Simpsond Ltd https://www.simpsonltd.com/ who are located just to the south of Chicago. It cost me an additional few hundred dollars but the process was flawless and the import stamp is nearly invisibly marked on the top edge of the receiver. You have to REALLY look for it in the right light to see it. I will try to remember to post a photo when I get back to Texas next week.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
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