1885 officers 45/70?

[Tom Trevor]

Before listing please go to Gunbroker and look at item 795753498 An officers rifle the selling company is Heritage auctions in Dallas Texas. They are known for anything but conservative pricing. Just compare your rifle to theirs and you will see what you want for a reserve is SLIGHTLY off. Hope this helps.

[Dick Hosmer]

I ALWAYS look at the GB pictures first, before reading the sales text, IF I read it at all. It was very interesting, in this case, that that my observations matched perfectly.

I see them as being fairly equal, money wise. Neither is a truly high-grade OM. OMs are NOT "rare", just very expensive. If you have the bucks there is ALWAYS a couple for sale.

But, refinishing (and that one's been heavily cleaned) is a REAL drawback. Given roughly the same dollars, I'd take this one in a heartbeat, warts and all, even though it is a more common version, because it just screams "original". Sure, the other one is "pretty" but I'd have to wonder a bit about a type 3 tang sight get on a early narrow-receiver gun, slotted screws on the barrel sight (which doesn't come even CLOSE to a finish match, etc.) and, I could go on.

[Kragrifle]

So the OM on Gunbroker has been restored?

[Dick Hosmer]

You mean the $9500 one? Yes. Refinished and repro rod.

[Belling10]

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[Kragrifle]

I had only seen the 23K rifle.

[Belling10]

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