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I have a Winchester 94 Alaska Purchase Centennial Commemorative rifle, with the wooden gun rack. I even have the original cancelled check for the purchase. But my question is about taking care of the rifle.
The rifle is unused and unfired. The gun rack is original and unfinished. The stock is original and very dry looking.
1) I was wondering if it’s better to just leave it as it is, or if it’s appropriate to put some stock oil on the rifle stock and finish the gun rack. Or does even oiling rifle stock and finishing the rack, devalue the gun.
2) Also, I don’t have any certificate with it. It has the other papers but I would expect that it would have a certificate. Should it have a certificate? If it should and does not, does that devalue the gun much. It’s got the medallion and markings denoting it’s the Alaska Purchase Centennial Commemorative.
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May 2, 2009
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Mike,
With any Winchester commemorative, you need all the documentation and box it came in to be considered original. Anything you do to change the appearance of the gun and rack will down grade the gun. About all you can do is wipe the gun down with a gun oil. Putting something on the stock depends on how the stock was originally finished. Was it a oil or varnish finish.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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It looks just oiled. I have the original box, original cancelled check (less than $150) and some papers. I don’t know if it came with any certificate. In any case, there is no certificate of authenticity. But like I said, don’t know if it came with any. It’s the only commemorative I have owned.
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