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I know condition is everything but can anyone give me a ball park value on an old 1890 Winchester pump 22 if it’s in average condition?
I haven’t even seen the gun yet , just have a chance to buy one through word of mouth and really have no idea what I should be willing to pay for it , I know it’s tough to say with no pictures but any insight would be helpful , thanks .
Chris
Chris Sterling said
I know condition is everything but can anyone give me a ball park value on an old 1890 Winchester pump 22 if it’s in average condition?I haven’t even seen the gun yet , just have a chance to buy one through word of mouth and really have no idea what I should be willing to pay for it , I know it’s tough to say with no pictures but any insight would be helpful , thanks .
Chris
Here’s a picture , not great but you can get a fairly good idea of condition , guy is asking $700 for it ?
Chris,
Without pictures it is nigh onto impossible to provide any appropriate estimate of value. Condition (and originality) are the greatest factors affecting the price.
Other things to consider include the caliber. Those few rifles chambered for .22 Long Rifle are the most sought after, followed by those in .22 WRF, .22 SHORT, and bringing up the end of the parade as “tail end Charlie” is the .22 LONG.
Yet another factor affecting value is bore condition. Many of these rifles pre-date smokeless powder and also were made when priming compounds were made of very corrosive stuff indeed. That has led to most Winchester 1890/90 rifles having less than pristine bores.
Almost any 1890 that is complete and functioning is worth a few hundred dollars as a parts donor. Those in excellent unaltered original condition can easily get expensive rather quickly. This does not even consider the deluxe sporting rifles which are a law unto themselves where value is concerned.
Good luck in your investigation.
BRP
Blue Ridge Parson said
Chris,Without pictures it is nigh onto impossible to provide any appropriate estimate of value. Condition (and originality) are the greatest factors affecting the price.
Other things to consider include the caliber. Those few rifles chambered for .22 Long Rifle are the most sought after, followed by those in .22 WRF, .22 SHORT, and bringing up the end of the parade as “tail end Charlie” isn the .22 LONG.
Yet another factor affecting value is bore condition. Many of these rifles pre-date smokeless powder and also were made when priming compounds were made of very corrosive stuff indeed. That has led to most Winchester 1890/90 rifles to have less than pristine bores.
Almost any 1890 that is complete and in functioning is worth a few hundred dollars as a parts donor. Those in excellent unaltered original condition can easily get expensive rather quickly. This does not even consider the deluxe sporting rifles which are a law unto themselves where value is concerned.
Good luck in your investigation.
BRP
Thank you for the information , he says it shoots 22 long rifle , as for the bore I don’t know, the rifle looks in good condition in the one picture , it’s not a great picture and I know pictures can be very deceiving , I guess I’ll have to see it in person if or before I make him an offer ….
Chris
For what it’s worth, the .22 Long Rifle was added to the Winchester 1890/90 lineup quite late in production, ca 1919, and so those rifles chambered for .22 Long Rifle tend to have better bores than most of the other 1890 rifles.
Good luck!
BRP
Blue Ridge Parson said
For what it’s worth, the .22 Long Rifle was added to the Winchester 1890/90 lineup quite late in production, ca 1919, and so those rifles chambered for .22 Long Rifle tend to have better bores than most of the other 1890 rifles.Good luck!
BRP
Good to know , thanks !
Chris
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