Shrapnel: Even with the missing rear sight on that pre-war Model 70 Hornet - it IS still worth a LOT of money!
"IF" there are no extra holes in the receiver and "IF" the barrel has NOT been "K'ed" out and it IS near mint like you describe AND I owned it I would not even consider selling it for less than $3,750.00!
The first pre-64 Winchester Model 70 I "collected" was a post war 22 Hornet and I paid $125.00 for it - it IS a minty Rifle and I turned down an offer twenty times the amount I originally paid for it, a while back!
If you happen to buy that Rifle I have a rear sight for it that I might consider parting with.
Yeah I would LIKE to have that pre-war Hornet in MY collection but I don't deal through the mail on collector type guns - to much room for obfuscation and outright deceit!
Be careful shopping online for collector guns!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
