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Model 1892 butt stock swap!
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January 28, 2025 - 12:47 pm
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Good morning,

This rifle was sold at Poulin in December and it letter as having a shotgun butt.  Now it is offered with a typical rifle butt.  It appears that the carbine rear sight was most likely original to the gun though it is not mentioned in the letter.  The bluing wear on the barrel supports this. https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/1086700679

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January 28, 2025 - 1:52 pm
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Thanks for the heads-up Michael.

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January 28, 2025 - 3:07 pm
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Did it sell with the actual shotgun butt a month ago or in the same config as it looks now

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The first two pictures show it with a rifle butt stock meant for a crescent butt plate which someone quite inexpertly tried to turn into a shotgun butt plate.  The top of that stock shows where wood has been added to try to disguise where the crescent butt plate would have been.

BRP

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January 28, 2025 - 4:11 pm
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Ahhh, I see it now, I didn’t click the full photos….crude, indeed, ouch!

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January 28, 2025 - 4:55 pm
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I reached out to the seller and he has edited the listing with the information.

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January 28, 2025 - 5:00 pm
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Good on him, he’s a pretty squared away seller from my experience and observations. He don’t post here very much any more but he lurks I bet.

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January 28, 2025 - 6:53 pm
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How much did that rifle sell for at the Poulin auction?

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sb said
How much did that rifle sell for at the Poulin auction?

  

https://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/88550297/winchester-model-1892-lever-action-rifle-with

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Predictions what it will sell for?  I don’t think it’s a bad looking rifle.  I wouldn’t hold the buttstock swap against it much.  

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steve004 said
Predictions what it will sell for?  I don’t think it’s a bad looking rifle.  I wouldn’t hold the buttstock swap against it much.  

  

I wouldn’t be surprised if it sells for around $1500 to $1800.  There are a lot of guys who won’t care about the non original state of the gun.  The 38 WCF is a plus and of course the half octagon barrel is going to get some guys interest.  And the seller has a very good following of guys who are willing to spend soem money.

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January 29, 2025 - 4:34 pm
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$800 at Poulin is not bad at all. Worth a buy and stock swap IMO. He’ll do well assuming he bought it, bet he doubles his money.

I’ll put it in my watchlist and try to report back.

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Jeremy P said
$800 at Poulin is not bad at all. Worth a buy and stock swap IMO. He’ll do well assuming he bought it, bet he doubles his money.

I’ll put it in my watchlist and try to report back.

  

He tends to do quite well on the guns he buys and flips.  RARELY does he ever loose any money.  I have watched a couple hundred of his sales.

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Me too, I check them almost weekly when he releases stuff on Monday nights.

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