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22 cal. rifle

rhoverrhover Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
edited June 2003 in Ask the Experts
i' looking for a bolt for a 22 rifle fires longs and shorts it ia an old arcade with octagon barrel pump action only have pieces of the old one bought at a yard sale
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  • rhoverrhover Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a JC Higgins Model 103.18-22 cal Sears Roebuck & co. SL & LR. Rifle, It was given to by oldest brother for a birthday gift in the 1950's and handed down to my middle brother and then me.
    I used it when I was younger but it has been put away for a long time, it is in very good shape.
    I just mounted it on a very nice display rack over the fire place and it has started a lot of talk about its history.
    I would like to know more about its hitory (who made it-jc higgins-what year-how many-and what is it worth?? and any info there is about it. thank you
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  • matwormatwor Member Posts: 20,594
    edited November -1
    Very nice, I like to see guns stay in the family. Here is my .02. I would look for a different place to display the gun if the fireplace is used for having a fire. It is my understanding that the heat of the fireplace will dry out the wood causing it to crack. Just a thought.

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  • 25-0625-06 Member Posts: 382 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sir, your gun is a Marlin Model 100. According to Brophy's book on the history of Marlin Firearms your gun was made from 1935 to 1959. It says early models had a stamped steel trigger guard, later ones were plastic. Walnut stock after 1956. In 1955, your rifle retailed for $15.60. Sorry, I can not give you an idea of its current value, but I am sure it has a great deal of sentimental value to your family.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As to the value of the rifle, it is modest. While the rifles sold under the Sears and Higgins names were often fine hunting rifles, there is little collector interest in them and they sell for less than the underlying model with the manufacturers name. Condition means a great deal to collectors, and perhaps less to a shooter. Depending upon condition a Higgins .22 will bring up to $150-195. Still, that is not bad for a rifle that sold for under $100. Enjoy it!

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