Winchester Pocket Guide: Identification & Pricing for 50 Collectible Rifles and Shotguns (Paperback)

~ Ned Schwing (Author) "Space does not allow us to detail all pre-1964 Winchester firearms..." (more)
Key Phrases: Good Fair Poor, Long Rifle, Barrel Finish Rust (more...)

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Product Description

Winchester is the most recognizable name in firearms, and the

collector?s market for the popular firearms is immense.

Winchester collectors won?t want to be without this

convenient pocket-sized reference, packed with identification

and pricing information for over 50 models.

Each listing provides a history of the development and

production of the model as well as discussion of style and

variations, a clear photo, data on serial number and production

quantity, and collector pricing for all variations of each model

in five condition grades! A valuable quick-reference table

summarizes key features with information on receiver, barrel,

proof marks, calibers, magazine, sights, wood, butt and stock.

Listings are organized in an easy-to-use chronological format,

with separate rifle and shotgun sections. The Winchester

Pocket Guide also features advice on collecting, grading and

pricing the collectible firearms.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873499034
• ISBN-13: 978-0873499033
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #222,752 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful - Just the right size, May 16, 2007

By	Darcey Bates "Winchester Collectors Wife" (Newbury, NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

To anyone who collects rifles and shotguns, this guide is very useful. Aside from the wealth of knowledge it offers, the size is great - allowing you to carry it with you when you need to reference something!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTED, November 1, 2007

By	H. G. Walters - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found the information inaccurate (production dates for Mdl 71 for instance) and incomplete. I can get more accurate info online. However, the book does make a fine pad for vise jaws in my shop.

2.0 out of 5 stars Give it a miss, September 14, 2009

By	John Corstorphine "Lost in the '60's" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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When you try to shrink the impossible amount of necessary information into a "pocket guide," omissions will be inevitable, and this book unfortunately has its share. Models 1905, 1907, and 1910 aren't even mentioned, and descriptions and information are of necessity, painfully brief. In any dynamic market, all prices are subject to change. There have been many since the book was first issued in 2004, and there have been no updates. A better price guide would be The Blue Book of Gun Values, issued annually, around March or April. For more in-depth information, a better bet would be to buy the author's (Mr. Ned Schwing) individual books on the firearms of choice. Hard covers are difficult to find and expensive but the paperbacks serve equally well, give much more information, and will give the prospective buyer a fuller understanding of the firearm under consideration. The pocket guide gives just enough information to get the same potential buyer into trouble, IMHO. There is no substitute for the complete knowledge to be gained from other books available, especially the author's, whose volumes I and II, "Winchester Slide Action Rifles," the 1890, 1906, 61, and 62, is the industry standard.