Merz Antique Firearms ~ Catalog of Old Guns For Sale
Featured Deals of the Week
 Here are a few Featured Deals that they we think are a good value for the money.
But first we'd like to mention a little about our overall inventory. We always have hundreds of antique Winchester rifles as well as collectable modern Winchesters in stock, including rifles, carbines (saddlering and eastern carbines), muskets, single shot rifles, shotguns and all other types of Winchester and Henry Rifles. This website is organized by manufacturer and model. The links to the right correspond to the various models manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven, Conn. USA.
Further down the right column we have links to various other antique American guns, including Marlin, Savage, and Colt rifles and shotguns, Colt single action revolvers, dragoons and other Colt pistols, various good quality American shotguns and European shotguns, old & collectible handguns, and all other types of antique firearms, weapons, collectable western memorabilia and related items.
In addition to our large inventory of old guns for sale, we carry all sorts of non-firearms weapons, western memorabilia, gun books, firearms accessories and accoutrements. Whether you collect guns, Western Americana, or any sort of antiques, you will likely find something interesting and unique to complement your collection.
The links in the right column, highlight our inventory of collectible knives, swords and blades other antique weapons, as well as antique Native American made items, including Indian Arrowheads tools & beadwork and other rare artifacts from the Old West.
We currently have a large selection of bullet molds and loading tools made by Winchester, Ideal and other companies, as well as some very nice new reloading dies.
We have a few current firearms reference books, as well as scarce old gun catalogs, rare firearms advertising, curios and vintage photographs from the American West in our paper collectibles section. Our general antiques section has a little of everything.
We often showcase one-of-a-kind investment-grade pieces, including some engraved by the masters of firearms engraving or historic guns once owned by presidents, kings and outlaws. In addition, our inventory always includes many inexpensive antiques and unique items for the beginning collector. If you are a collector or investor of any type of antique or rare guns, please tell us what interests you. If we don't have what you need in stock, our team of antique firearms experts will locate it for you. Or, if you have old guns to sell contact us.
OK, enough talking. On to the Featured Deals....
MODEL 1892 WINCHESTER SRC 44 CALIBER
Item # W160
 This little Winchester has been completely re-finished and re-blued. It was a fair job and most of the blue remains. It does have the original carbine sights. Action is nice and the bore is in fine condition. The wood has been gone over. There were a couple of names on it that someone has filled in and stained over. The stock has been re-finished. There is a couple of repairs to the stock. There is sling swivel stud on the bottom and a couple of hairline cracks. Wood is solid. Forearm wood is in good overall condition. It looks like there was also a stud on the carbine band that has been filled in. Great cal and great bore for a good price. This would make a dandy Cowboy action gun!
 Modern $ 1,275 sale pending.
MODEL 77 WINCHESTER SEMI-AUTOMATIC
Item # W304
22 semi-auto clip fed. Very nice original condition. Clean inside and out. It does have the original Winchester magazine. Nice gun for a fair price.
Modern $ 275.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1892
Item # 4202
 Re-finished and modified somewhat. Most of a fair bluing job remains on the receiver. The bbl has been turned down. It has a ramp front sight and an usual rear sight. The buttstock is in pretty nice shape but has a white line recoil pad put on it. Forearm wood has no cracks but several dings and whittled down a bit to fit the forearm cap. Cal 32 WCF. It does have a very good bore and nice action. Very fairly priced.
Modern $ 695.
WINCHESTER MODEL 73 2ND MODEL SRC
Item # W132-18-22
 Cal 44-40. Exc plus bore. Original sights and dust cover. Mechanical condition is crisp and sharp. Overall metal is Exc+ with 95% bright shiny blue starting to slightly tone towards the end of the bbl. Exc case colors on the hammer and lever. Wood has been carefully cleaned and has a coat of varnish has been added leaving it looking very good. Dealer marking on side plate is Trulock & Harriss / 9 Dawson St. Dublin". Complete with English proof marks. A bright sparkly gun.
Antique $ 10,500.
SECOND MODEL 1876 WINCHESTER RIFLE
Item # W129-18-141
 Cal 45-60, round bbl, full mag and crescent butt. 20,XXX serial range. A plumish brown on the receiver and mostly brown on bbl and mag tube. Flat top rear sight and elevator. Replacement dust cover. Bore is fair to good. Wood displays use with a couple of frontier repairs and has had a coat of stain and varnish applied many years ago. Old collectable Winchester reasonably priced.
Antique $ 2,700.
SCHILLING SIDE LEVER DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN
Item # MSG589
 Exposed hammer type in 12 ga. 28" bbls with moderate pitting in bores. Overall condition is good with all metal a silver/grey coloration. Wood is very nice and is not missing any wood around the delicate side locks. The buttplate has been nicely replaced. A very unique gun with a grip safety which must be depressed to fire. This would make an excellent piece to display above the mantel or in a den! Reasonably priced.
Antique $ 575 sale pending.
1ST MODEL COLT MEDIUM FRAME BABY LIGHTNING SADDLERING CARBINE IN .32-20
Item # C39-18-418
 VG+ bore, clean smooth metal, traces of blue in protected areas, the balance is a pleasing plummish brown patina coloration. Walnut is in fine condition with possibly a light coat of varnish added, original sight. English proofs with dealer's name: 'Watson & Hancock' with London address engraved top receiver.
Antique $ 3,750.
ONE-OF-A-KIND WINCHESTER MATCH GRADE DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER SHOTGUN CHAMBERED IN THE RAREST BORE 16 GA
Item # W7777-17-241
 This is the only 16 ga Match Gun that has ever been documented. It comes with a long list of letters & provenance and is also pictured extensively in Ron Stadt's "Winchester Shotguns and Shotshells" book as well as Dennis Adler's "Winchester Shotgun" book. The gun is beautiful with nicely figured deluxe grade wood; in exc cond with sharp checkering and orig hardrubber buttplate. The excellent original 30" bbls are choked improved cylinder & improved cylinder with dbl locking lugs and doll's head rib extension. Overall exc with 75% toning finish on the bbls; 40-50% case colors on the rec. Rec's are very nicely engraved, marked "Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Match Gun." Very fine mechanical condition, all orig, one of a kind little gun.
$ 18,000.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SRC
Item # 9144-18-124
 Caliber 44 RF. Replacement rear sight. Original front sight. Buttstock and forearm have been replaced some time ago. A decent job with the carbine style buttplate. Overall brass show a fair amount of use with some polishing on it at one time, starting to turn darker. Some rounding to the corners. It appears that the lever has been repaired at one time. Replacement barrel band. A fairly priced 66 carbine.
Antique $ 4,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 20” SHORT RIFLE
Item # 9471-16-368
_Web.jpg) Caliber 30. Mostly grey metal. Some pinprick pitting on the receiver. Marbles replacement sight on bbl. Standard front sight. Wood is very shy at the tang. Overall rough shape but the price is right!
Modern $ 895.
WINCHESTER MODEL 21 GRAND AMERICAN SHOTGUN, 2-BARREL CASED SET
Item # 8581-17-240
The 26" bbl is choked Skeet and Skeet, the 30" bbl choked full and modified. Orig pistol grip stock has a 14" pull to the end of the original leather-covered pad, typical Grand American fleur d'lis checkering, engraving is also quite typical for a Grand American with a duck inlaid in gold on both sides of the receiver and a gold inlaid setter on the bottom, raised ventilated ribs on both bbls, serial number 33,061. Overall cond is exc+ retaining virtually all of the orig blue and is one of the last guns engraved by John Kusmit before he retired. The top of the rib reads, "Custom Built by Winchester for John R. Woods", triggerguard is marked "J.R.W." and these initials are also gold embossed on the side of the Winchester case which is in exc cond with just some very minor handling marks showing. With Factory Letter. Woods was a pretty well known individual in the gun business; he started the Winchester Club of America and the Woods Foundation of St. Louis, MO.
Modern $ 36,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 52 TARGET RIFLE WHICH HAS BEEN SPORTERIZED
Item # 8371-17-315
 The bbl has been shortened 1/2, quick detachable scope mounts fitted with a Model 330 Weaver scope, replacement walnut stock is in VG cond; hardrubber buttplate. Should be a good shooter at a fairly reasonable price.
Modern $ 775.
EXCEPTIONAL HIGH QUALITY LEATHER HOLSTERS
Item # TEX-HOL-13-411
 Newly built in Texas by superb leather craftsmen. They are patterned in the Buscadero Fast-Draw style with the exposed triggerguard. The holster body is of the single loop, medium arch, sloping throat, open toe design. Rigid back panel with no exposed skirting. The belt is the classical drop-loop style with cartridge loops. They can be had in plain or tooled. Three different colors include natural, russet and black. Several waist sizes and bbl lengths available. Belt and holster body are both lined. Fits most single actions such as Colt, Ruger, Uberti and others. Nice rigs, very fairly priced. Special orders may be possible for slightly more.
$ 140.
PARKER D GRADE HAMMERLESS SHOTGUN
Item # MSG462-18-295
 12 Gauge with 30 Damascus bbls that are a silver gray coloration. Bores are good with slight roughness at chamber end. Receiver has mostly silvered out but retains all of the fine engraving and artwork that Parker guns are so noted for. Wood is good but scarred up; has a few dings and lock up spring is not functioning. Priced accordingly.
Antique $ 1,450.
THE WINCHESTER ENGRAVING BOOK
Item # 5B
 By R.L. Wilson. Hardcover book of over 500 pages. Beinfeld, Second Edition with most info from the old book plus 100 or better color pages of new info. Super book, the best of its kind. Out of print for about 20 years. We have the last of remaining new stock available, in shrink wrap. List price for the new reprint of this book is $225. These rare original factory sealed books are a real bargain at only $175, which is about half of what used book sellers are charging.
$ 175.
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