chief crazy horse win. model 94

[mtdigger 0]

I inherited this rifle, it appears un-fired, it seems to have been in the original box forever but the decorative studs on the stock are really tarnished, should I try and polish them or leave them, I guess it wasn't stored in a climate controlled situation, the brown paper was wrapped around it but didn't seem to help. Thanks in advance for any advice

[Pew Pew Plates 358]

it wont hurt to give them a good scrubbing but I wouldnt go as far as polishing. However, it is your gun and you can do as you please!

[mtdigger 0]

Thanks, I'm contemplating selling it so I was concerned that it could be a bad idea, but it would look a lot better, other than those grimy looking studs, its perfect

[SpecialK 193]

remember when you go to sell it you can post in the marketplace here when you are a member. Only 2 bucks a month to be a member, so it would only cost that to post it. I would be interested in seeing it posted there.

[Pew Pew Plates 358]

If you are selling, I would just clean them a bit and leave 'em be. The buyer can easily polish them, but its impossible for the buyer to make the finish original/aged/patinad/whatever again!

[junkmanted 54]

clean them

if you polish them that may mess up the finish on the wood .

 

Pm me when you want to sell it I would love to see it

[Turbotezza 1]

Unless you absolutely know what you are doing, never restore/polish any antique/valuable object. Real collectors always look for orginality and if thay wanted to they would get the work done themselves. Like my army CWO used to say; "You can't un-fu*k a woman!"

 

I would leave it AS-IS and also be sure you keep the paper it was wrapped in.

[71ragtopgoat 23]

Do not fire that gun.If you do you will cut the value in half!! Do not even chamber a round.

Make sure to keep all the original stuff that came with it right down to the yellow paper.

I have a John Wayne Winchester and know the gun you speak of. They are strictly ornaments for looking and not touching if you wish to keep the value.

[mtdigger 0]

Thanks guys, it has been handled before, it doesn't appear to have ever been fired. My issue with selling is now, I have no paperwork showing ownership, I have the bag of certifications and assorted stuff about it, but have no idea of the original purchase paperwork. Do I assume I'm stuck with it ? I'm pretty sure my dad bought it new, but I don't think I can prove it, I'm guessing here in jersey that's a big problem

[SpecialK 193]

if you own it you own it, you do not need paper work to own a gun in New Jersey. You need it to buy a gun. If you inherited it then no paper work needed.

[mtdigger 0]

Understood..its been in a closet for years, and I've had it a few weeks, I'm hoping to sell it to buy something smaller (!) and useful, I wouldn't want to be the one who fires this beauty and ruins the nostalgia....but how do I sell it if I don't have a document showing its mine ? I looked through all of dads stuff and found nothing....if its too much hassle ill stuff it back in a closet

[SpecialK 193]

you and the buyer just fill out a COE (Certificate or Eligibility) and each keep a copy, if you do not have a FPID you just put N/A. The person buying the rifle has to have a FPID to buy it. You do not have to have any documentation to sell it. I moved here form Colorado and have a bunch of guns I bought legally in other states before becoming a resident of this shithole. I still do not have my FPID and I also don't have receipts for every single gun I have, but I could sell them all tomorrow to a resident with a FPID no problem.