My father passed away and in going through his stuff, we cam...

My father passed away and in going through his stuff, we came across two rifles. I was wondering what they are worth.

1. Winchester Model 94AE 30-30; serial number 5257628.

2. Winchester Model 1894 25-35. Serial number 147221

Both look to be in good condition; they have been used. Any general idea on the values?

hello,,sorry about your father ,,he really had 2 winchesters that were really spaced between them in years ,,the 5257628 model was made in 1983 and when looking this serial number up it came back as "No records available for exact serial numbers in 1983" value for it would be around 300-450,,

,,,the second one with serial number 147221 was made in 1898 and this one i'd estimate the value to be 800fair-1000+ good,,these older early serial numbers are much more collectable than the first one and many winchester collectors will pay preimums for them.. values stated for this one could actually be low if all original and unaltered ,,and this one could easily double these prices to a collector or at a good online auction ..but originality mean alot with early guns and collectors expect to see patina and signs of use ,,not many guns made over 100 years ago were not used and when you see one that looks new collectors think it's been refinished at some time and refinishing does drop the values possibly as much as 50% from a rifle that has the original finishes on it ..
bigcurt

In case you don't know there are literally millions of Winchesters out on the market so that hurts the resale value some.

The AE stands for Angle Eject. The reason for angle eject on Winchester 94's was to allow the use of a scope.

My Dad was a crack shot up to a certain age and then found he needed optics. That could have been the case with your Dad. Look for a scope and mountes too.

I had a peep sight mounted to my 1894 so it had to have the receiver drilled and tapped to mount it.

Be sure to have the bore coated with oil, the action and then wipe a light coat (the left over patch from the bore) over the barrel and all metal parts including butt plate. Keep oil off of the wood. Don't store it in a padded gun case especially if you live in more humid states.