The gun would be categorized as a "shooter" now.
It really didn't hurt the value much, it was from late in the production run and not extraordinary to begin with.
Most collectors (like me) can't afford to own a gun they can't shoot, so your valve may have dropped by 15-20% but it gets you a whole lot more potential buyers.
cuanto vale el fusil 32 w.c.f. modelo53 winchester nickel steel?
Being made during that time span I am not sure if iron will hold a nickel plating.I am surprised that you would want to destroy the collection value of such a early made Winchester rifle by attempting to Nickel plate the barrel of this rifle in the first place.All Winchester collectors would be willing to pay a handsome price for a original Winchester model 1866 rifle.
Must be appraised by a professional.
Almost nothing unless you can prove it left the factory with a nickel finish.
ho much is a model 55 nickel steel barrel Winchester 32 special worth today?
1931!
yes
No.As a matter of fact I have no records of Winchester ever making a model 6!Could you be thinking of the Winchester model of 1906 .22cal.rifle?
50-500 uSD
Introduced around 1940, Winchester Proof Steel is the alloy used by Winchester to manufacture it's firearms. It replaced nickel steel, used in the early production Winchester 94's to withstand the power of the first 'main stream' smokeless powder rifle cartridge - the .30 WCF, now known as the .30-30. Note, however, that the 94 Winchester was intoduced in .30 WCF a year after the production of blackpowder 94s. Winchester Proof is stronger than nickel steel, and holds blueing better. The nickel in nickel steel made blueing flake off of recievers and barrels of Winchester rifles over long periods of time. Winchester introduced Proof Steel in 1931, and began using it for the Model 94 in April of 1932. "Proof Steel" is a chrome-moly alloy.
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Requires professional appraisal