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What is your opinion on this 1876? Seller says it as good as it gets. Check the wood/metal fit and markings. GB # 657934448
Refinished from top to bottom, and poorly. Also has a re-cut serial number.
Austin’s Guns said
Refinished from top to bottom, and poorly. Also has a re-cut serial number.
Hey Austin, the poor re-finish job is obvious but what’s to tip-off for the serial # having been re-cut?
Winchester Model 1873 44-40 circa 1886
Kevin Jones said
Hey Austin, the poor re-finish job is obvious but what’s to tip-off for the serial # having been re-cut?
The most obvious is the 3, look a the loop ends. The 6s are wrong, and the 7 is double cut on the top.
A whole lot of work to make it look that bad!
To boot, he has others “that would be hard to improve on”…..
deerhunter said
The barrel stamp looks horribly re-cut as well.
That’s how I would describe it as well. Adding in the terribly sanded wood, the whole gun makes me feel sick. It’s very sad to see what this ’76 has been reduced to. I see it is a penny auction with no reserve. Predictions on final bid price?
wolfbait said
The most obvious is the 3, look a the loop ends. The 6s are wrong, and the 7 is double cut on the top.
Yep, see that now after looking at the photos on a screen larger than my phone, the barrel stamp even looks worst.
What a mess of a gun.
Winchester Model 1873 44-40 circa 1886
January 26, 2011
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I will sleep well tonight knowing that this is no where near “As good as it gets”.
~Gary~
Agreed it is horrible. Having said that the seller Locust Fork is a Moderator on the Gunbroker forum. The thing is she doesn’t know anything about guns or originality. I purchased a gun from her years ago and am very happy. Her pictures are good enough to tell what you are getting so that is at least something good. Just saying that she truly doesn’t know what is original or not and just adds sales puffery like “good as it gets”. Buyer beware!
Just to add to what has already been pointed out as flaws it looks to me like the barrel and magazine have been cut down about 1/4 inch or so. The front sight appears to be just a bit too close to the muzzle.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
Given refinished metal, refinished wood, horribly restamped barrel markings, restamped serial number, shortened barrel… this piece is a whole lot closer to, “as bad as it gets” than it is to, “as good as it gets.”
As black as some of the metal and wood is, it must have been ill cared for. Sad, what they have done recently to it.
CJS57 said
Agreed it is horrible. Having said that the seller Locust Fork is a Moderator on the Gunbroker forum. The thing is she doesn’t know anything about guns or originality. I purchased a gun from her years ago and am very happy. Her pictures are good enough to tell what you are getting so that is at least something good. Just saying that she truly doesn’t know what is original or not and just adds sales puffery like “good as it gets”. Buyer beware!
She definitely wasn’t trying to hide anything, every flaw seems to be highlighted.
Winchester Model 1873 44-40 circa 1886
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