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June 7, 2018
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I found this in a bunch of stuff from an estate. It’s for target rifle and it stamped with Winchesters address. Can anybory identify it and does it have any worth? We got a ton of his gun room stuff and are running across fun stuff like this all the time. Thanks for your input.
April 15, 2005
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Jim,
You will need to post some pictures of it.
Bert
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June 7, 2018
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Sorry Bert, I thought I had but I can’t see them. I
ll have to do it Tuesday when I’m back at the shop.
November 1, 2013
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Jim Rogers said
I found this in a bunch of stuff from an estate. It’s for target rifle and it stamped with Winchesters address. Can anybory identify it and does it have any worth?
A lot…unless it’s totally wrecked; even then the parts have value. The 1909 date means it’s one of several different models of scopes that Win began making that yr.; values vary, but all are worth $700+ if the optics are good.
June 7, 2018
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Here it is. The optics are good.
November 1, 2013
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Jim, looks to be in excellent cond, but there’s one problem: front mount is a Stevens. (Stevens scopes were built with a small stud behind the objective lens; when the scope moved forward after firing, the user pulled it back into that notch. Win mount uses a plunger fitting the groove in the bottom of the tube.) If you could find a Win front mount (won’t be easy), I’d say it’s worth about $800, though prices do vary considerably; best to review “sold” auctions on ebay.
June 7, 2018
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Thanks Clarence, I’ll probably sell it as is. I am selling a estate for the widow and there is a absolute pile of parts and holsters, etc. to go through. Maybe some one with a set of bases has a bad scope. (and frogs wouldn’t bump their butt when they jump)
