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Winchester Model 1900

rikkn1rikkn1 Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
I recently got one of these, and know nothing about it, very little references on the net. It is a single shot, wood stock, smaller youth size rifle. The barrel is marked " Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company - Model 1900 etc. etc. etc. It is in pretty good shape for its age. I took some pictures and will figure out how to post them. Any info on this gun would be appreciated. Collectability, Value, etc. as I will likely sell or trade it.
Thanks, Rick
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  • rikkn1rikkn1 Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am desperate here. Looking for a bolt for the model 1900. This is a firearm that was purchased brand new by my husbands grandfather and I thought it would be a nice Christmas gift to restore. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello Rick,

    The Model 1900 was John M. Browning's first single-shot bolt-action rifle. It was short lived, and was quickly replaced by the updated (improved) Model 1902. Today, any surviving specimens is collectable, especially so if it is still 100% factory original. Somewhere in my stack of references, I have the specific production information for it, and will look it up later this evening.

    As for the potential value, I will need to see several clear (close-up) pictures of it.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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  • rikkn1rikkn1 Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Trying to post pics !! One looked good - will take better ones and post more this evening. IMG_0142.jpg
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The picture you posted is too dark to see much. Try taking your pictures outdoors (in natural lighting), and use a medium colored background (light to medium blue, or gray).

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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  • rikkn1rikkn1 Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    More pics....IMG_0224.jpgIMG_0144.jpgIMG_0225.jpgIMG_0228.jpg
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello Rick,

    Your old Model 1900 is actually in "Good" condition -

    "Good - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned or reblued; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; wood refinished, scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order."

    As such, it is low on the collectability scale. Its value is in the $150 - $200 range.

    Winchester manufactured approximately 105,000 Model 1900 rifles before being discontinued in 1902.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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