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Cased Pair of Original Winchester Model 1886 Rifles Coming to Auction in CO
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October 7, 2020 - 9:35 pm
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I would have to pick these up before I bid, especially the first one.

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The first one looks like a Turnbull gun but the pictures are poor.

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Your right chuck, I would have to see it in person to tell.

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I also would have to see these in person, appear to be refinished to me, but I could be wrong.

In this case, a “pair” should mean that the auction house happens to have a “pair” of Winchester 1886’s coming up for auction, two out of 159,994 manufactured.  This being a cased pair ads NO value to the two, and they should be valued individually as it is not as if the two coming up at auction are consecutive serial numbers or even a few serial numbers apart, or even a few hundred serial numbers apart.  These were produced FOUR years apart and someone decided to make a “pair” of these, but these, for obvious reasons, should be valued individually and not collectively.

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I also would have to see these in person, appear to be refinished to me, but I could be wrong.

In this case, a “pair” should mean that the auction house happens to have a “pair” of Winchester 1886’s coming up for auction, two out of 159,994 manufactured.  This being a cased pair ads NO value to the two, and they should be valued individually as it is not as if the two coming up at auction are consecutive serial numbers or even a few serial numbers apart, or even a few hundred serial numbers apart.  These were produced FOUR years apart and someone decided to make a “pair” of these, but these, for obvious reasons, should be valued individually and not collectively.  

Yeah I think “Modern Pairing” or a “Modern Cased Pair” or something else would be appropriate to describe them. As nothing about the case or them being “Paired Up” has anything to do with the factory.

If we’re going that route, I’ve got some “Triplets” I’ll sell you as well.

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mrcvs said
I also would have to see these in person, appear to be refinished to me, but I could be wrong.

In this case, a “pair” should mean that the auction house happens to have a “pair” of Winchester 1886’s coming up for auction, two out of 159,994 manufactured.  This being a cased pair ads NO value to the two, and they should be valued individually as it is not as if the two coming up at auction are consecutive serial numbers or even a few serial numbers apart, or even a few hundred serial numbers apart.  These were produced FOUR years apart and someone decided to make a “pair” of these, but these, for obvious reasons, should be valued individually and not collectively.  

I don’t disagree, but we see this kind of hype often enough.

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Well, the case is pretty nice. 

 

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There’s no significance or story behind them to sell as a pair. Not everyone can afford or bid & buy both, & maybe don’t want both. I think the case could sell easily on its own also & they would get a better hammer price for all three individually.

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RickC(AG) said
There’s no significance or story behind them to sell as a pair. Not everyone can afford or bid & buy both, & maybe don’t want both. I think the case could sell easily on its own also & they would get a better hammer price for all three individually.

RickC  

I agree.  It’s a gimmick.  The crowd that hangs out here is prone to see through gimmicks quickly.  This statement does not describe all those who bid and buy guns.

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