Commerative Question

May 13, 2004 09:22

Ok, I know..the fancy Win 94s are generally very little more valuable than the standard, but thought this one might be slightly different.

American Indian Comm. by America Remembers. SRC, 16 in. barrel, lots of gold plating, maybe a little silver, Buffalo nickle on one side, Indian head penny on the other. Hunting scenes etc..Number 213 of 300..NIB. Action is still tied closed, never been open. I thought the "NIB" and limited number might add something. Box is in excellent condition. The only paperwork left with it is the warranty card. Got pics if needed, but I doubt it..
Thanks for any ideas on value.
A little edit..it's a .45 Colt..might help..

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nmyers

May 13, 2004 10:12
It IS a little different, but only because it is a "special edition", not a "commemorative". The difference is that a "special edition" was never catalogued by the manufacturer; the entire run was ordered by a single individual, organization, or distributor. While a few Winchester commemoratives have increasd in value, it's highly unlikely that any special edition will be worth as much as it originally sold for.

Because there were so few of these, & the market is so narrow, it would be impossible for anyone to predict what it would bring if sold at auction.

Neal
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CHGOTHNDER

May 13, 2004 10:34
My exp is that these often go WAY down in value and seldom hold the original issue price.

PJ

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Contender Man

May 13, 2004 11:19
As previously stated limited editions not all that sought after by collectors so a significant value increase is doubtful.

If your looking to sell the rifle here or at another online auction, or a gunshow. Take the original cost and add say 25% then see where it goes from there ... worst thing that can happen is that you have to come down.

Remember ... a the end of the day value is only what another person is willing to pay.

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Python

May 13, 2004 23:27
Oldgunner;
Alas, S.E.'s while very beautiful and in some cases, extremely well exacuted, never seem to have found a collector following. Also, No gun is worth any more than someone is willing to pay. This, I know, is not particularly helpful, but, true. If someone see's it and likes it, they might well pay a good price for it. Gun values are a hard thing to predict absolutely. People's tastes and preferences vary too much.

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oldgunner

May 14, 2004 05:32
You're all pretty much in agreement, and I agree also. It belongs to a brother who won't sell it anyway, but he had hopes..Thanks to you all.

Jim

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