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Winchester 63 pre-War

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Any ideas what a Winchester model 63, in orig. box, unfired, pre-War 1939 would bring?

Fred

Forgot to mention, has the usual 23 in. barrel.
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  • Herschel
    My 1999 Blue Book says the gun in 100% condition would be worth $850. It is very rare to find a rifle this old unfired in the original box. I would say it should bring more than $1,000. Maybe a lot more to a wealthy collector.
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  • wundudnee
    There was a 62A unfired with no box just sold here today for $1250.00.
    The same seller sold an unfired 61 with no box and the last bid I saw was $850.00 and I'm sure it brought more. Your 63 should bring well over a $1000.00. Take it down to Cabela's and consign it for a bunch.
    The 62A item# was 14363931

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  • only winchesters
    Well that does sound sweet. couple of things, does it have a grooved receiver? If so add 50%. I know you said "1939" but if the barrel is 20" in lieu of 23" add 100% since this is new in the box. Providing that it is NIB and with the box and ALL the paper work,(Hang Tag, Owners manual, etc.) no storage damage. A good starting point would be about $1200-$1500. Again see if the receiver is grooved and measure the barrel. Not many "Pre-war" Winchesters in the box around, regardless of the model. It can only go up in value.
    Regards Dave
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  • Herschel
    Dave, They started grooving receivers in about 1950. No chance a 1939 gun would have grooved receiver.
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  • Bert H.
    Gentlemen...

    If that pre-war Model 63 really is NIB (with its original box), it is worth a minimum of $3k (and possibly as much as $5K) if it is properly advertised.

    Bert H.

    Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
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  • only winchesters
    This is for Herschel: Thank-you The one book that I have on rifles only gave a date of 1936 on the barrel lenght. It didn't reference any date on when they started to groove the receivers. I did make an annotation in it. Regards Dave
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  • Herschel
    For Dave,

    The only reason I know this bit of trivia about the grooved receivers is that I received my first rifle, a Remington 511, in 1950. It came without the grooved receiver. Two or three years later they started grooving the receivers for tipoff mounts. The grooves sure make it easier to mount a scope on a .22.
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