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cody1653
i have an ithaca mag 10 and would like to know what year this gun was made the serial number is 100013472,i have the book value but not when it was made,can u help me with this?
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  • cody1653
    Would someone tell me where i can buy a book that would tell me the age and value of rifles.
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  • BOBBYWINS
    cody,
    Although some will disagree,the first book I grab is
    the "Gun Traders Guide".I get mine at Walmart.There is
    also the "Blue Book of Gun Values" which I keep handy and
    seems to be "the Bible" for most folks.There are several
    others,but you may want to visit your local book store.They
    usually have a variety to choose from.Those that are a year
    or so old serve the purpose well,since values normaly don't
    change much from year to year and are offered at dicounted
    prices.

    Good luck
    Oh yeah,Welcome to the board.
    BW



    IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
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  • Xracer
    For general values:

    Blue Book of Gun Values
    Gun Trader's Guide
    Standard Catalog of Firearms
    Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms.

    These you can generally get at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/ or Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ . For books on particular manufacturers of firearms, Ray Rilling Armsbooks is a good source. http://www.rayrilingarmsbooks.com/cgi-bin/rrb455.cgi

    For age, it's a bit tougher. In some cases there are lists of various makes and models of firearms with the dates of manufacture by serial numbers. The back of the Blue Book gives a number of those lists.

    For a number of other firearms, particularly military guns, there are a number of collector websites that give that, and even more detailed, information.

    For some other firearms, all you'll be able to find out is that a particular model was made (for example) from 1922 to 1942.

    Best place to start? Right here at "Ask The Experts".
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  • Contender Man
    You'd be suprised at the number of firearms reference books that most Libraries carry, or through inter-library sharing arrangements that can be ordered in for folks that have relatively small libraries in their town.

    You can look at the different publications available and see which one or ones best fits your needs ... then go buy the current edition of that book.


    If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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