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I need help with the value of the 1886 40-82 serial number 83984. The letter from Cody is included in the pictures

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I don’t recall ever seeing an 1886 carbine with special order fancy walnut.  I should think that the value would be substantial to the right collector.

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Very nice special order carbine, 3 listed with 16″ mag 2 listed fancy stock non checked, carbine butt. 

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Does anyone have an idea of a ballpark of what this rifle might be worth? A member is interested in it but I don’t know where to start:/ 

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  The gun looks honest, everything seems to have worn together. It has caliber and condition against it and the magazine length and wood for it.  The condition holds back the value of the fancy wood and no saddle ring even though it letters is not a plus. If it feeds and fires it would be fun to shoot. $5000 to the right person. Not a gun you see so hard to pick a number. T/R

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Value or sale price. This is always a problem for me.

The value is what someone is willing to pay, no one wants to pay anymore than the minimum to complete the transaction. The seller wants the buyer to pay as much as possible and still complete the transaction. A “valuation” is what an expert thinks it would sell for. Usually between the to parameters.

I have 3 Winchesters to sell. Not collectors, they are shooters. What is the most a buyer will pay? What is the least I will take? Hmm….

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thanks for the help everyone. Its fun learning about these 

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Same rifle?

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From 1989 Merz catalog.

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Great find. That’s got to be the same gun

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Same rifle?

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From 1989 Merz catalog.

  

IMO its worth the same amount today.

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Might be worth the same. Makes me want to hang onto it now 

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  Steve,

 You are a gun detective. From a 1989 Leroy catalog, I’m impressed. T/R

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 You are a gun detective. From a 1989 Leroy catalog, I’m impressed. T/R

  

I remember wanting it when he mailed me that catalog in 1989.  I recall he had it listed in several of his catalogs. 

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 Steve,

 You must have wanted it bad if you remember it 35 years later. Did you have to subscribe to get his catalog or were you on his buyer list? I think he sent them out to his regular buyers first then a few days later to potential buyers. I bought a few guns the same day I received the catalog. T/R

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This is some pretty amazing detective work here by the members. I agree with TR, Steve, you’re memory is pretty good on things, and for Ian to remember a listing also on Worthpoint, is also remarkable to me.

This added information can at least give the owner, looking for a value, a starting point.

 

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Anthony said
This is some pretty amazing detective work here by the members. I agree with TR, Steve, you’re memory is pretty good on things, and for Ian to remember a listing also on Worthpoint, is also remarkable to me.

This added information can at least give the owner, looking for a value, a starting point.

Thank you for the credit where credit, actually, is not due.  I googled Winchester 1886 carbine and the serial number and that’s what comes up.  One should ALWAYS Google a firearm by serial number that one is researching to see what comes up, even if it’s nothing.

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I did consider that when I posted it, but didn’t say it.Laugh

I can agree with you as Googling the serial number can show us and help us a lot. We didn’t have these tools years ago, naturally. Smile

 

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I would have not thought to google the serial number Embarassed

I remember life without computers quite well.  That’s because so much of my life was lived before they came along Surprised

Let me add – for the past half century plus, it’s been very easy for me to remember M1886’s – especially special ones.  The ’86 carbine has always been a focus for me.  Because most of those that I have seen have been standard carbines, special order carbines stick with me easily.

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TR said
 Steve,

 You must have wanted it bad if you remember it 35 years later. Did you have to subscribe to get his catalog or were you on his buyer list? I think he sent them out to his regular buyers first then a few days later to potential buyers. I bought a few guns the same day I received the catalog. T/R

  

TR –

I was never a high enough roller to receive complimentary catalogs.  I was always a prescriber.  I know when the catalog arrived, it was always a big event for me.

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