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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum Yesterday, 01:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 352
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1885

That length indicates that the barrel has been shortened (cut down).

One more thing that can be looked at is the underside of the barrel (the part covered by the forend stock). Remove the...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-18-2013, 08:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 352
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1885

"R&R" is the term Winchester entered in the records when a gun was "Returned" and "Repaired".

Do me a favor and measure the exact barrel length (I suspect that it is longer than you first...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-17-2013, 03:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 352
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1885

It was originally assembled and shipped In March of 1910 as a 22 Short, 24" octagon barrel. The records do show that it R&R'd on 12/2/1918, but there is no mention made of what what done to it.
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-16-2013, 07:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 352
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1885

Hello,

Please provide the complete serial number. With it, I can determine the exact date of manufacture, and exactly how that rifle left the factory.

What I can tell you at this point, is that...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-11-2013, 12:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 344
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester model 94

Thank you for the updated information :)

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-10-2013, 07:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 344
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester model 94

Hello Bob,

Very late in the year 1959 (December). If you do not mind, please send me the complete serial number (so that I can add it to my researchg survey list).

Based on what I can see in...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-08-2013, 04:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 308
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Model 62 and 62A

Serial number 853619 was manufactured in December of 1940, and it is a factory parts clean-up rifle.

Model 62 serial number 3295 was manufactured in May of 1932, and Model 62A serial number 267095...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 06-07-2013, 08:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 308
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Model 62 and 62A

Hello,

Your Model 62 is most likely not actually a Model 62. Instead, it is a parts clean-up Model 90 or 06. Just prior to WW II, Winchester assembled a fair number of parts clean-up guns, and in...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-23-2013, 02:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 186
Posted By Bert H.
Re: winchester mod 12 featherweight

Hello,


You go it a very decent price. In the condition you describe, it is a $500 - $600 gun.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-23-2013, 02:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 295
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 218 Bee Value?

Hello,

What you actually have is a Model 1892 that has been rebarreled with a much later production Model 65 barrel. There is almost nothing about the rifle that is factory original. If you look...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-13-2013, 11:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 465
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Old Winchester rifle...?

Alpo,

Both of the stock pieces are non-factory replacements. In the last set of pictures, it is very evident that the gun was refinished by a complete amatuer.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-13-2013, 10:14 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 465
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Old Winchester rifle...?

Hello Brad,

Your Winchester is a Model 1892 Sporting Rifle.

The reason it is difficult to see the markings is because it has been harshly refinished. The caliber marking is undoubtedly "38...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-06-2013, 10:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 282
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Model 42 CYL

Hello Larry,

Yes, a "CYL" bore Model 42 is quite uncommon. The vast majority of them were made with a "FULL" or "MOD" choked barrel. There were a fair number of them made with a "SKEET" choked...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-26-2013, 11:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 386
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 94

The website you mentioned, and nearly all of the other websites you will find, all copied the flawed (inaccurate) DOM information that George Madis published back in the early 1960s. Madis...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-24-2013, 11:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 386
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 94

Post the serial number on your Model 94, and I can tell you when it was made.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-24-2013, 11:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 386
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 94

You will not get an accurate answer if you use that website.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-21-2013, 11:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 491
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Model 42

Hello Larry,

The real world value of your April 1950 production Field grade Model 42 is $1800 - $2000. The vast majority of the people you will encounter at the gun show are dealers, and will not...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-19-2013, 11:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 663
Posted By Bert H.
Re: 1937 Winchester Model 70 Short Rifle, .257 Roberts

Hello,

Production of the Model 70 began on January 20th, 1936 with serial number "1". There were none made in 1935. Serial number 6744 was manufactured in late April, 1937.

There are two...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-17-2013, 04:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 413
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Model 06 22 pump

The serial number makes it a "parts clean-up" rifle, assembled in June of 1928 using a Model 90 receiver frame. Regular production of the Model 06 ended in March of 1926.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-14-2013, 10:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 574
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Model 75 target

The was no mention of "U.S. Property" markings on the subject rifle, and there were only a relatively small number of Winchester Model 75 Target Rifles purchased by the U.S. government. I have my...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-12-2013, 12:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 747
Posted By Bert H.
Re: 1866 Winchester yellow boy

Gonefishin,

Take a look at this rifle...

http://www.rarewinchesters.com/gunroom/1866/M66-021904/p7lsm_img_1/HD/01.JPG
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-11-2013, 09:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 574
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Model 75 target

Winchester never used Cosmoline on commercial sporting firearms. It was commonly used by military armories to protect weapons being stored or shipped overseas, and it conforms to MIL-C-11796C Class 3...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-10-2013, 04:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 419
Posted By Bert H.
Re: 1894 src

Hello,

Well now, I can say this much... I hope you got it real cheap.

The rear sight is not a Winchester item, the barrel and magazine tube have been chopped, the original front sight is long...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-06-2013, 11:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 639
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1895 questions? (pics)

300 H&H...

You started your "challenging" and "condescending" attitude with your first post, and I merely replied to you in kind. Look in the mirror and ask yourself why you wrote your first reply...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-04-2013, 09:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 510
Posted By Bert H.
Re: model 36 Winchester/ 9mm rimfire

The superposed "W" and "P" is the Winchester Proof marking, and it is found on all Winchester firearms manufactured after 1905.

Winchester manufactured 20,306 Model 36 9mm rimfire shotguns in the...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-04-2013, 09:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 510
Posted By Bert H.
Re: model 36 Winchester/ 9mm rimfire

The superposed "W" and "P" is the Winchester Proof marking, and it is found on all Winchester firearms manufactured after 1905.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 04-03-2013, 11:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 639
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1895 questions? (pics)

Kirk,

You do not read very well do you? Try reading what I wrote... precisely as it is written. I detest ignorant people who feel it necessary to interject their own unsubstantiated opinions.
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-30-2013, 07:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 639
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1895 questions? (pics)

Hello SRO,

Your Model 1895 is a Sporting Rifle, and it is chambered for the 30-03 Springfield cartridge. The serial number located on the lower tang will tell us exactly when it was manufactured....
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-16-2013, 11:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 285
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester model 94

Hello,

Your 1918 vintage Model 1894 Take Down Sporting Rifle is worth at least $2400 if your estimated condition is accurate. Pictures of the rifle would tell me the complete story.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-15-2013, 11:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 858
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Model 94 Winchester

Yes, that is Model 1892.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-14-2013, 10:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 858
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Model 94 Winchester

Winchester never made a Model 1894 in 32-20 (a.k.a. 32 W.C.F.). The Model 1873 and the Model 1892 were both made in 32-20. The Model 1894 was made in 32-40 and 32 W.S.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-14-2013, 12:08 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 682
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Late Winchester Model 63

It is published in the reference book that I co-wrote and edited (chapter 8 of "The RED BOOK of Winchester Values").

I am also the Winchester Arms Collectors Association (WACA) Historian.

Bert...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-13-2013, 01:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 682
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Late Winchester Model 63

The Model 63 is most certainly not a "Jam-O-Matic". In fact, the opposite is the actual truth. People who experience problems with one are not using the proper ammo.

Production of the Model 63...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-13-2013, 01:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 454
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester shotguns

The Trap Gun is potentially worth good money... any chance you can post pictures of it?

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-13-2013, 01:16 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 858
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Model 94 Winchester

A complete serial number would help. Additionally, it would help to know what caliber/cartridge it is (e.g. 25-35 W.C.F., 30 WCF, or 32 W.S.)

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-12-2013, 04:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 454
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester shotguns

If they are standard Field grade guns, 12-ga, in typical condition, you are looking at approximately $400 per gun

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-08-2013, 03:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 698
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1894 (Consignment Sale)

Yes... buy yourself a copy of "The RED BOOK of WINCHESTER Values" (I still have a few copies available).

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-07-2013, 08:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 698
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1894 (Consignment Sale)

The markings on the barrel are correct.

The Type-2 upper tang marking is slightly early, but there was always an overlap in the serial number ranges for the majority of the changes Winchester...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-07-2013, 08:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 698
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1894 (Consignment Sale)

No, it does not. Serial number 202011 was manufactured in December of 1903, and was not received in the warehouse until early 1904.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-25-2013, 02:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 611
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Mod. 12

No... it is a 30-inch barrel.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-17-2013, 04:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 702
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1873 38 40

I grade it at 60%. Strangley, it is a fair amount of bluing loss on the upper part of the barrel. At 60%, I have it listed at $5800 in my book.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-16-2013, 02:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 702
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1873 38 40

If you had three identical condition 3rd variation standard Sporting Rifles (say in 70% graded condition), one in each caliber, I have them valued accordingly (in "The RED BOOK of WINCHESTER...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-15-2013, 12:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 702
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester 1873 38 40

Hello,

It is original, and it has not been refinished or altered in any way. It appears to be a nice clean 1873 Sporting Rifle. It is worth at least $5K.

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-09-2013, 07:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,994
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Old .22 Bolt Action Winchester; how old?

Jim,

Your grandfather's rifle may have been a Model 60. It was the predecessor to the Model 67/67A. The Model 62A was a pump action repeater, and was a modersized version of the Model 1890.
...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-09-2013, 07:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 337
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Browning A5

Hello,

The serial number on your Auto-5 Light Twenty is exactly as it should be.

It is broken down as follows;

0 = 1960
Z = Light Twenty
37623 = the sequential number made in that year.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-06-2013, 09:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 399
Posted By Bert H.
Re: 94 W.C.F.

If you do that, you will end up with erroneous information. The correct information can be obtained from the Cody Firearms Museum (CFM) research office for most of the many Winchester models and...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-02-2013, 12:01 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,210
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Model 65 .218 Bee

Hello Jason,

Please contact me at Win1885@msn.com

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 02-01-2013, 11:47 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 444
Posted By Bert H.
Re: 1954 Winchester 94 30-30

Hello Jake,

The online "website" Winchester serial number tables are for the most part not accurate. You can send pictures of your Model 94 to me at Win1885@msn.com

Bert H.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 01-26-2013, 02:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 443
Posted By Bert H.
Re: 50 rds of winchester.22 auto (brand remington)

In today's market, clean shootable 22 Win Auto ammo is worth $1 per round. Collectable ammo in the early correct boxes can go for $100 - $200 per box (depending on the vintage and condition of the...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 01-20-2013, 11:49 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 175
Posted By Bert H.
Re: Winchester Manufacturing Year Reference

Actually, it is a very poor reference.

Most of the Winchester serialization information on that website is grossly inaccurate.

Bert H.
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