steve004 said

TR said
   Nice gun but 40-82 and modern caps the value. That said it's probably worth what he's asking. T/R
  

I agree that the chambering and the non-antique status hurt the value.  For me, the wear - little dings and blue loss on the barrel - particularly around the barrel address - turn me off.  I'll not go as far as to say this wear, "doesn't add up" to the wear on the rest of the rifle, but it's giving me pause and one of the reasons I'd have to hold this rifle in my hands before giving it serious consideration.  Even if I did hold the rifle in my hands and assured myself the wear did, "add up" I would still find the barrel wear unappealing.  I do like the bright blue on the receiver sides - that's the first aspect the drew me to the rifle.  Then I looked at the barrel and though, "oh"
  

I'm probably "above my raising" here but, given the difference in bluing methods employed by Winchester to color barrels and receivers, at the time, i have usually seen more blue loss on the machine-blue receiver than the rust-blue barrel. 

TR said
   Nice gun but 40-82 and modern caps the value. That said it's probably worth what he's asking. T/R
  

I agree that the chambering and the non-antique status hurt the value.  For me, the wear - little dings and blue loss on the barrel - particularly around the barrel address - turn me off.  I'll not go as far as to say this wear, "doesn't add up" to the wear on the rest of the rifle, but it's giving me pause and one of the reasons I'd have to hold this rifle in my hands before giving it serious consideration.  Even if I did hold the rifle in my hands and assured myself the wear did, "add up" I would still find the barrel wear unappealing.  I do like the bright blue on the receiver sides - that's the first aspect the drew me to the rifle.  Then I looked at the barrel and though, "oh"

MidwestCrisis said
You definitely have a project.  I was talking about taking the fore end off and looking for the barrel date. What did you use to sand it?  
  

This is a picture of the barrel markings under the fore end and spot where the missing “ejector” is and I got to researching it myself and i believe the part I am missing is actually the right cartridge glide I assume the screw fell out of the side of the gun and it fell out at some point he said that it was the ejector but that is still in it. Sorry the pictures are so bad I don’t have anyone to hold the gun while I hold the flashlight and camera 

MidwestCrisis said
You definitely have a project.  I was talking about taking the fore end off and looking for the barrel date. What did you use to sand it?  
  

First all my sanding is done by hand and I cut maybe 4 inch by 4 inch squares from a sheet of sandpaper I use 150 first then 220 then 400 and 1000 after that I put my polyurethane and I haven’t been doing it very long yet to figure out exactly how I want to do it but on this particular gun I sprayed the polyurethane on it and sanded it lightly with 400 and 1000 between each coat and sprayed 4 coats but I will probably add more coats. On a Stevens 311 I did I put polycrylic with a fine brush did the same sanding steps as before and then the last 4 coats were with polyurethane I put 8 coats total 4 polycrylic and 4 polyurethane and it was really smooth not perfect like I’ve seen other peoples work but I’m experimenting right now trying to find what works best for me. 

1873man said

Chris D said
Thanks Bob. So how many 1/1000 1873s were made by Winchester? 
  

I have 135 of them.

Jeremy P said
I love the mystery of all of it. Can't help but wonder where they all are or what happened to them.
  

I remember a story I read about but I can't recall where about one that went north with a gold miner and he left it in the mine probably because he could carry 9 pounds more gold out without it. 
Bob
  

1873man said

Chris D said
Thanks Bob. So how many 1/1000 1873s were made by Winchester? 
  

I have 135 of them.

Jeremy P said
I love the mystery of all of it. Can't help but wonder where they all are or what happened to them.
  

I remember a story I read about but I can't recall where about one that went north with a gold miner and he left it in the mine probably because he could carry 9 pounds more gold out without it. 
Bob
  

132 1873  one if one thousand were made.

Zebulon said
I have to say something in defense of Gunbroker and [what used to be called] Auction Arms.  They have both provided me a national market into which I can sell pieces I no longer want in my collection,  at relatively modest cost.
Local dealers have recently upped consignment fees from 15% to 20% and are anxious to turn guns at the low end of market value. Fifteen percent is a pretty good whack and twenty is too much to bear.
By comparison, Gunbroker fees are very modest. And recently they've made an effort to accommodate 03 licensees. 
The Biden Administration has made it difficult but not impossible to auction handguns online, although items costing less than a thousand bucks are ovetburdened with high shipping costs.
I have only been mistreated once or twice in Decades when buying via GB online without the ability to lay hands on a piece first. The large houses have a reputation to protect and I've never had to send anything back. 
Now, I'm not buying pieces that go for the price of a new car. Perhaps those woods are more populous with tigers. I wouldn't know. However, I bought my Model 21 Skeet Gun sight unseen and my one Superposed likewise on the strength of photos and seller reputation, which is not bupkis.  
I would rather buy from friends and from dealers I trust.  But sellers I don't know can be just as treacherous face to face if I don't have references from people whose judgement I trust. 
I agree with Mike. The most satisfying transactions are with fellow WACA members. 
  

Well said Zeb! The only caveat I would add is buying online has allowed me to meet and make some great new friends! 

MidwestCrisis said
What did you do to clean the stocks?
  

It may be frowned on here but I sanded the stocks other than the black marks/scratches still on it there is no cracks or anything on it. I used hydrogen peroxide to try to lift some of the stains and it worked on some didn’t work on others and then cleaned it with dawn dish soap which seemed to help some too rinsed it off and dried it after it dried  i put spray polyurethane on it I have had good luck with it in the past and I figured when I bought it it would never be a high value gun and that refinishing it could only improve it. I am working on a Stevens 235 and a Stevens 311 as well and I’m very happy with the results on the 311 the 235 has a new rough stock that will take a lot of work before I get to the finishing part. As you can tell I love a project.

MidwestCrisis said

eddixon said

eddixon said
i just bought a new to me Winchester 1892 32 WCF it was built in 1911 i was hoping i could get a value on it and maybe some opinions on if i payed too much for it. the shop wanted $1150 for it and i was able to get it for $900 to start it needs a very good cleaning. the rifling looks good in it i took it to my gunsmith today and he says it is missing an ejector and the parts that go with it. but that it seems to be a good gun other than that the action is tight there is no bluing left on it to speak of it is all in the white if i am using that correctly no cracks in the wood either. the octagon barrel and the Butt plate really did it for me and the first two digits on the serial number is the month and day of my birthday so that didn't hurt. haven't tried to shoot it since the ejector is missing and i also don't have any bullets but everything seems to work like it should.
  

Bought it yesterday and started refinishing the wood I don’t mind the patina/ character look to it Just got it finished and cleaned up good and thought I would post it again with a new picture only have one because its dark out and I just got it put back together.
  

I have a thread where I cleaned up 92 stocks.  Check that out.  Everyone with experience chimes in.  The Winchester Wizards walked me through the process. You need to take it apart and take some good pictures of all the markings.   My rifle was a carbine , looks like you have a rifle. Need a barrel measurement. These guys will tell you if it’s been cut.  Price really only matters to you.  Obviously you bought it.  Clean that old girl up correctly and you will have a nice riffle. 
Adam
  

The barrel is 24” long  and I assume you mean the markings on the bottom of the barrel is there anymore I need to look for?  This is my first octagon barreled gun it doesn’t seem to have the normal markings on it like my round barreled ones do but I haven’t been collecting Winchesters long and don’t know anything  about that kind of stuff yet. and mostly like my guns for the historical aspect and to be able to shoot them more than them being perfect I have a few guns like that and I am too scared to use them in fear of scratching them up. 

eddixon said

eddixon said
i just bought a new to me Winchester 1892 32 WCF it was built in 1911 i was hoping i could get a value on it and maybe some opinions on if i payed too much for it. the shop wanted $1150 for it and i was able to get it for $900 to start it needs a very good cleaning. the rifling looks good in it i took it to my gunsmith today and he says it is missing an ejector and the parts that go with it. but that it seems to be a good gun other than that the action is tight there is no bluing left on it to speak of it is all in the white if i am using that correctly no cracks in the wood either. the octagon barrel and the Butt plate really did it for me and the first two digits on the serial number is the month and day of my birthday so that didn't hurt. haven't tried to shoot it since the ejector is missing and i also don't have any bullets but everything seems to work like it should.
  

Bought it yesterday and started refinishing the wood I don’t mind the patina/ character look to it Just got it finished and cleaned up good and thought I would post it again with a new picture only have one because its dark out and I just got it put back together.
  

I have a thread where I cleaned up 92 stocks.  Check that out.  Everyone with experience chimes in.  The Winchester Wizards walked me through the process. You need to take it apart and take some good pictures of all the markings.   My rifle was a carbine , looks like you have a rifle. Need a barrel measurement. These guys will tell you if it’s been cut.  Price really only matters to you.  Obviously you bought it.  Clean that old girl up correctly and you will have a nice riffle. 

Adam