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Value - John Wayne Commerative

just-shootjust-shoot Member Posts: 233 ✭
edited January 2002 in Ask the Experts
Model 94, 32-40 win. cal. not in good condition. This rifle appears to have set in a case or safe a long time because there is plenty of rust on the magazine tube and some on the barrel except a thin strip where it must have been resting on a rack. There are bits of black on the metal strips that hold the stock to the barrel and on the lever because the story is it was in a house fire at one time. Appears that someone tried to clean up the blackness, but not very good. All the fine engraving is slighty worn where a hand would carry this rifle in front of the lever. Stock looks good, only a couple of small niks, and the butt plate color is worne where it appears to have rested in a case. Could the magazine tube be replaced? It sickenes me to see this rifle in such bad shap. Bore and rifling look good. What could this possible be worth. Owner also has a box of commerative ammo. Anyones quess is appreciated.
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  • just-shootjust-shoot Member Posts: 233 ✭
    edited November -1
    Model 94, 32-40 win. cal. not in good condition. This rifle appears to have set in a case or safe a long time because there is plenty of rust on the magazine tube and some on the barrel except a thin strip where it must have been resting on a rack. There are bits of black on the metal strips that hold the stock to the barrel and on the lever because the story is it was in a house fire at one time. Appears that someone tried to clean up the blackness, but not very good. All the fine engraving is slighty worn where a hand would carry this rifle in front of the lever. Stock looks good, only a couple of small niks, and the butt plate color is worne where it appears to have rested in a case. Could the magazine tube be replaced? It sickenes me to see this rifle in such bad shap. Bore and rifling look good. What could this possible be worth. Owner also has a box of commerative ammo. Anyones quess is appreciated.
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  • loan sharkloan shark Member Posts: 130 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    From the condition you describe, it sounds like the ammo is worth more than the value of the gun. What you got there is a first class shooter.... with ammo shells at about $2.50 a shot. Makes me sad to see such a fine gun get in that condition. However, for every one that turns up in that shape, it just makes mine worth more. There is no way you can ever get it back to 100% original condition. Clean it up and take it out to shoot it. I would almost think about buying it since I have had mine for 20 years and never chambered a shell in it. Would love to shoot mine just once.... but know better.
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  • nmyers@home.comnmyers@home.com Member Posts: 205 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A fire-damaged gun may not be safe to shoot. Take it to a gunsmith and offer to pay for a written statement that it is safe to shoot---I'm betting none will accept the liability for such a gun. The value is zero.Neal
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Value is not zero, a lot of us would like to have one of these to shoot. Id pay a couple of hundred for one in any condition sight unseen. Im sure others out there would pay more. If you want to sell it put it on the auction, thats the best way to get the most for it.
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  • just-shootjust-shoot Member Posts: 233 ✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks everyone, Its not mine, I just know this guy who owns it, and at the moment he is hard up for cash, so I'll see where it goes from here. Thanks again.[This message has been edited by just-shoot (edited 01-18-2002).]
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