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livinus
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price of rifles
      #139954 - 03/08/09 09:42 AM

Last year I bought a pre-64 458 african in nice condition. While I have no intentions of selling it, I do have questions about its 'Blue Book' value: these rifles apparently never come into the market, so where does the 'Blue book' value comes from? I guess this question goes for a lot of other guns that rarely, if ever, come to sale.
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Livinus

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Re: price of rifles [Re: livinus]
      #139956 - 03/08/09 10:29 AM

Livinus:
I've been collecting pre-'64 Winchesters (primarily lever actions, but also some Model 70's) long enough to be able to tell you that Blue Book values on the collector's pieces "lag" the market significantly. Even though the editors attempt to gauge market prices based on recent sales, in some cases the "real" and "book" values don't ever seem to jibe.

Depending on condition and rarity (like being one of the 50 or so made with a single crossbolt in the stock) your pre-'64 African would probably sell for anywhere between $4,000 and $6,000 right now.

Anyone interested in collecting should really watch more than buy for a period of time, to have a better idea of what real values are. Then you're also in a good position to recognize the few bargains out there when you see them.

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