Yard Sale Finds !

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Miller Tyme
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Yard Sale Finds !

Post by Miller Tyme » Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:25 pm

Went to the marina today to start getting the boats ready for winter and passed by a yard sale that looked interesting, so I turned around and found these to gems for sale. Gave $45.00 for the Firearms International wire frame .22 single shot varmint rifle,

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and $180 for the 1935 Winchester Model 12 / 16 ga..

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Re: Yard Sale Finds !

Post by Dave 101 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:47 pm

That .22 is very cool , lucky person you . Wish we had yard sales like that in the UK .

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Re: Yard Sale Finds !

Post by Niner » Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:56 pm

Looked up that .22. Firearms International of Washington DC. became Garcia. The 22. ...from what I see in the Standard Catalog of Firearms....is a Garcia Bronco. They made a 22 LR and a 22 Magnum and a 410 version. Introduced in 1968 and discontinued in 1978. Built in the USA.

In 2010 the values show VG $225, Good $125, Fair $90.

Now that model 12 is a really good buy. It could be worth , in standard grade three times what you paid for it...and maybe lots more depending on the particulars. ...at least according to what I'm seeing in the book.
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Post by Dave 101 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:12 pm

I think those .22s were nicknamed bicycle guns .

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Re: Yard Sale Finds !

Post by Miller Tyme » Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:37 pm

Thanks for the info Dave, & Niner, that 22 is going to be my new truck gun.
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Re: Yard Sale Finds !

Post by Snipe » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:31 am

Amazing find at a yard sale , that 22 looks like a lot of fun what it like to shoot? If we only had yard like this in my part of the world :bigsmile:
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