What is this worth?

[sandcrazy]

Ok so I just finished some work on this ladies home I work with and she asks me if I am intrested in seeing her late husbands gun collection. She told me she is ready to start parting with the things she has no use for, and wanted to see if I may be intrested in anything. Most of what she has is just some old beat up 22's and a few bb guns. Then she pulled out a 30-30 Winchester from 1867 (This is what is stampped on the barrel. I am not sure if it is a serial#, model#, or year)) It is the one with the octogon (sp) shapped barrel. My dad had one of these growing up, and it was a big topic of conversation with his redneck buddies during hunting season. My brother ended up with it years ago, and I always wanted one just because. My question is... What would something like this be worth? I know there are a ton of variables but I have really been out of the gun thing for many years. The barrel has some pretty deep scratches in it, but nothing really that bad for the age I would think, and all the wood appears to be in good shape. She said she remembers shooting it, so for the sake of the question I will say it works fine.

That being said....... What should I take off her bill for it?

[swerv512]

[B.D.Dubloon]

Where's she located? I am interested in beat up 22s.

[old-trapper]

ill take it

[Alan Block]

The 30/30 (30 WCF) cartrige was first

chambered in the 1894 model Winchester. The 1866 model used a .44 rimfire round and the 1873 model was chambered in 44 WCF (44/40) 38 WCF (38/40) and several other cartriges. I cannot tell what you have but it is almost certainly am 1894. If it says 30-30 on the barrel it is late production (after 1930s). With an octagonal barrel it maybe on of the many commemerative issues. For a fair value, look in one of the books.

[sandcrazy]

chambered in the 1894 model Winchester. The 1866 model used a .44 rimfire round and the 1873 model was chambered in 44 WCF (44/40) 38 WCF (38/40) and several other cartriges. I cannot tell what you have but it is almost certainly am 1894. If it says 30-30 on the barrel it is late production (after 1930s). With an octagonal barrel it maybe on of the many commemerative issues. For a fair value, look in one of the books.

Alan, thanks for you help. I will try to get some additional info on it and PM if you dont mind. I also am not sure which books to look in, so I a may be asking for more help.