TheOldTree: You may or may not be right in your observation regarding "the pool of Winchester buyers is shrinking"?
But I do know this - the pool of monies those said "buyers" have IS NOT shrinking!
I could cite many recent instances proving my thesis but I won't waste space here and now with that.
My observations and experiences leads me to believe that the demand for high end top quality collectable Winchesters has been, is, and I predict, WILL BE strong for the rest of all of our lifetimes.
Long live the Riflemans Rifle (and other old Winchesters as well!)!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy