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Many years ago, we found an old civil war musket in my grandpa's house and I restored it with the help of an gunsmith who was into that. This was the 90's and the gunsmith is long gone. He said even broken that it was it was worth $1000 before we restored it mechanically. Its a 1862 trenton 58 cal musket (only 22,00 made) when we researched it and bought parts from dixie to restore it.
It shoots great, but I'm selling it. There isn't a confirmed family history on it so it should go to someone who would enjoy it more.
So how do I go about putting a value on it and selling it?
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Usually “restoration” destroys the value on antique guns like that. Especially if it was refinished and reblued.
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Usually “restoration” destroys the value on antique guns like that. Especially if it was refinished and reblued. true. We restored mechanical internal parts and polished off and surface rust and grunge on the gun. cleaned up the wood, but not refinish. These things are basically silver compared to modern blued rifles. The musket was in good shape living in the upstairs of my granpa's house. They used it to shoot ducks off the stock pound at their farm in the 1910-20's and kept it in good condition.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Pictures would be a big help. Is it in complete condition, length-wise and parts-wise? Bore condition?
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Yes it is and thanks for the link. Its in about that condition too. I wasn't planning on selling it there, but its convenient to sell because no FFL needed.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Pictures would be a big help. Is it in complete condition, length-wise and parts-wise? Bore condition? I don't do pictures here. See craigs link below.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Back in the early 70s, one of my dad's friends bought an old house in PENN and was rewiring it. He found an old Civil War rifle in the wall, but it was in rough condition. If I remember correctly he put on the gun rack with other rifles and never did anything with it. Pretty interesting conversation piece though.
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Pictures would be a big help. Is it in complete condition, length-wise and parts-wise? Bore condition? I don't do pictures here. See craigs link below. I don't do craigs links.
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+1 on GunBroker. That's what I do when I don't really know what a gun is worth. Or more accurately, what someone out there is willing to pay.
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