I never asked him permission to post his name. You very well should know him. There was no wiggle in his answer. I put all of these arguments to him. The real issue to me is value if this was a pristine collectible example. See what a bonafide 1942 model 70 brings and compare that with a 1946. WW2 guns bring a premium.
I do not see where we are all saying the same thing. We all say the polishing room shows it serialed in 1942. I agree with the accepted by the industry and Winchester serialization chart. It may have issues but it is the accepted standard.
ETA: I wish I had ended this at no asking permission. The rest of this post should be disregarded. It is not fact based, it is a combination of emotions, opinions, bad memory exception. I am confusing Harley WW2 values with M70. I also shouldnt have said top 3 model 70 collectors. I have no way of knowing that, possibly nobody knows. He is high on the list for sure.
Last edited by sbrmike; 03/30/24.
