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Winchester Model 24 value.

Jeremiah HaasJeremiah Haas Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
A family member (by marriage) asked me to get a value on this gun. It's a full/mod and has either a 1942 or 1943 manufactor date. Probably buy it from him, but want to give him a fair price. Any help would be appreciated.

Jeremiah
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  • CapnMidnightCapnMidnight Member Posts: 8,038 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jeremiah,
    Welcome to the forums. We realy need photos and serial number, what guage is it? 16s are worth more, 20s are worth 40% more. Values run from $200 to $700 for a 100% pure never been kissed version. Hope this helps.
    W.D.
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  • Jeremiah HaasJeremiah Haas Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry for forgetting. It's a 12 and the SN# is 36290 I believe. It may be 39K, which give we the band of 1942-1943. I don't have any photos, but its in really great shape. Not new obviously because it was a field gun. Thanks.
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  • CapnMidnightCapnMidnight Member Posts: 8,038 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's got to be 1942, didn't build any in 43. Being a used "hunted with" gun I'll give you another WAG, some where between $300&$500. If you both agree on a price, and walk away happy you done good. Good luck.
    W.D.
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  • only winchestersonly winchesters Member Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good morning Jeremiah, welcome to the forum! Well the key driver on the Md 24 is barrel(s) length and choke combination. You've said it's a Full/Mod which happens to be the most common. this combination was availble in both the 28 and 30in. barrels.

    "really great shape" can mean many things. If it's the original blue, or reblued somewhere a long the liine. Both the metal and wood should be close to the same condition. IE if the wood is in about 75-80% and the metal about 98%, it may have been reblued.

    Value is subjective, it boils down to how one might try to sell it. Such as word of mouth, a posting at the local gun range, newspaper, national publication, here at GB etc. The more people you reach, the chances of getting a "higher" price is better.

    Md 24s do have some problems mainly with the extractors, and the barrels dent easily. This gun was made for lead shot, so no steel or Hevi-shot, it will ruin the barrels.

    I sold a 1950 Md 24 here on GB about 6mo. ago a solid 95% for $475 with 30in barrels. Without seeing the gun, I would expect it to sell in the neighborhood of $450-$600 if your description of "great shape" is accurate, and it's original.

    With all due respect to the Capt. I don't agree that Winchester didn't "make" any in 1943. They may not have "machined" any receivers, but they certainly assembled guns from the parts on hand and shipped them.

    Regards Dave
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