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December 14, 2009
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Due to my age an chronic health issues I have decided to part with my modest firearms collection including some Winchesters I have owned for more than 60 years. I would like to see them sold to a Winchester collector. Among the firearms is;
Pre 64 Model 70 Alaskan .338WM
Model1894 Rifle First Model .38-55 (SN 3149)
1897 Trap Gun two barrel set
Model 54 .250-3000 Savage
Model 54 First Year .30-06
The auction house I have consigned to sell the guns is located in Ontario, Canada. All prices are in Canadian Dollars and the auction is being held from Decemeber 2nd to Dec.7. They will ship worldwide.
https://www.switzersauction.com
The firearm photos and descriptions can be searched on the Switzers website
November 13, 2008
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Hi Dave. I dont intend this to come off as a lecture or rude but If you truly wanted them to go to a winchester collector then you should have posted them here first instead of making an auctioneer rich. Or advertised on one of the canadian web sites or papers. I personally will not buy from that auction house for a long list of reasons. Dozens and dozens of well established collectors I know feel the same as well. It’s really a shame because I consistently see items being sold for less then I would pay cash in hand and pick up. I would have purchased every firearm you mentioned and I guarantee for more then you will get after you pay your fees and commission. Btw, I live in ontario canada as well. Good luck
Jeremy Scott.
WACA LIFE MEMBER, CFM MEMBER, ABKA MEMBER, JSSC MEMBER, MNO HISTORIAN
December 21, 2006
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Hi Dave; Ya’ I, like some others would liked to have had a chance at Your stuff, at least some of it. I understand auction is simple but I don’t thik the most beneficial, however Your guns , Your choice. A couple of years ago I sold a Cased Colt 1851 Navy to a friend for $20,000.00 when He decided to sell I offered His money back, He declined and consigned His entire collection to a U.S. auction, where I bought the gun back for $6,500.00 U.S. Plus He had some others with a similar story . Any way good luck with the sale , I’ll be keeping an eye on it. Oh ya’ They are advertising the first model ’94 as a 1st year, “1894” production gun it is not
W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
December 14, 2009
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Henry Mero said
Hi Dave; Ya’ I, like some others would liked to have had a chance at Your stuff, at least some of it. I understand auction is simple but I don’t thik the most beneficial, however Your guns , Your choice. A couple of years ago I sold a Cased Colt 1851 Navy to a friend for $20,000.00 when He decided to sell I offered His money back, He declined and consigned His entire collection to a U.S. auction, where I bought the gun back for $6,500.00 U.S. Plus He had some others with a similar story . Any way good luck with the sale , I’ll be keeping an eye on it. Oh ya’ They are advertising the first model ’94 as a 1st year, “1894” production gun it is not
Henry, Thanks for the advice. I live in Thunder Bay and while this is a town with a lot of hunters, trappers and target shooters I have had very little success selling any of my guns at the local gun shows. Most of them don’t even know what a Model 54 is. I did a trial run with Switzers in the October auction and was pleasantly surprised by some but not all of the items I had in the auction.
Money is not the object in selling the guns. My wife wants to “downsize”. My son and grandson have no interest in the guns and I am too disabled to hunt any longer. I used to carry some of these guns when I was a Conservation Officer and used them on the job.
I am a bit disappointed with the descriptions as well. I indentified the 1894 as a First Model made in 1895 but the powers that be call it a First Year gun. Cognicenti will see the 10 o’clock cartridge guide screw and know the difference. I am hoping some US buyers will view the guns on offer. They will be quite a bargain with the $0.71 Canadian dollar vs the US$.
I really regret letting the guns go but I can’t take them with me when I go. I have had one gun since I was 14 (67 years) and several others I bought when I was a working for the Hudson’s Bay Company in the early 60’s. I don’t want to leave my wife with the problem of disposing of them. She doesn’t have a PAL and she might be victimized. I tested one local buyer with a lovely 1876 I had once and he offered $75 after I told him I knew nothing about the gun. He eventually went as high as $150 !
March 31, 2009
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Dave and Henry.
Can these guns be sent to the US? I’m curious.
December 14, 2009
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Chuck said
Dave and Henry.Can these guns be sent to the US? I’m curious.
Chuck, I know guns can be brought into the US from Canada.
Best to contact Switzers by email at: [email protected] concerning shipping and legal requirements and also US Customs.
December 21, 2006
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Yes they can be exported, I use Borderview International Firearms Logistics of Lynden Wa. / Aldergrove B.C. for all My cross border purchases. It does get a little pricey but that’s what We need to do in order to satisfy the powers that be.
W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
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