Dalillama,
First off THANK YOU FOR THE PHOTOS!!! It sure make this a lot easier to do.
It is worth about $100. And here is why. The front and rear sights are not original. Nor do I recognize them as anything remotely seen on a Winchester rifle. It sure looks like the lever has been welded together at the bright gold spots. Who knows what happened to it. The bottom part of the lever is not aligned correctly. What did the owner say about those spots?? It should look like the photo below.
The magazine tube and the barrel look like they have been cut down. From the photo it appears that the outer edge of the barrel flats are slightly rounded at the muzzle and they should not be. In addition there is no magazine retaining band under the rifle
And, it is not real clear but I'll bet the wood has been sanded and refinished. The edge of the wood is below the metal edge of the upper tang. The wood should be slightly higher than the metal. In addition there is not a single mark in the wood even though the metal shows considerable loss of blue, typical of quite a bit of use. In other words the wood abd the metal do not match.
To further clarify. What you are looking at probably started as a Winchester Model 1894 Standard Sporting Rifle configuration. It is different than a carbine configuration. The typical sporting rifle had an octagon barrel though round barrels were also available. Full length magazine was standard.
The .32 Win Special is the caliber of the bullet this rifle would use. The same
Model rifle was also made for four different bullet calibers. They ARE NOT interchangeable in one gun.
I would go look for another one. This rifle has way too many problems and inconsistencies with it. More photos would be interesting to see but I do not think they would change my mind.
I hope this helps you.
2bit
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