Value of my Replica 1873 carbine made by Armi San Paolo...help please.

[Rawkfist]

I have a 1873 Replica Winchester 44/40cal. made by Armi San Paolo in Italy. It is a carbine with a 19" barrel. It has only been fired one time. The serial number is 3313.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[harleydavis]

Take a look at Gun Brokers. com You can see what is being asked for prices and what similar carbines are selling for.

[Abilene]

I've never even heard of a '73 made by Armi San Paolo.  I expect they are pretty rare.  Maybe someone who is familiar with them will chime in.  Does it seem well made?  Googling it comes up with an engraved 1 of 1000 24" model at $2150, and a .357 carbine that someone mentioned was looking at that was priced at $450.  But you probably already saw those.

[Pettifogger]

They haven't been made in years and you seldom see them for sale.  Not really a collector gun, it's value is as a shooter.

[Long Johns Wolf]

What Pettifogger said.
They were made till the end of the 1990s in 19" carbine - round Barrel - and 24" rifle - octagon barrel - configuration, in .44-40 and .357 cal.
A few could be had tastfully factory engraved with blue/case color finish but most were just blued.
Function and quality is comparable to contemporary Ubertis ... which implies a work-over is required for cowboying.
The initiates consider their specs. closer to the 19th century orginals than the Ubertis.
Spares can be difficult to find.
Mine is a carbine S/N 79X from 1982.
Long Johns Wolf

[Rawkfist]

Thank to all who replied. The info. was much appreciated. I am going to sell this gun and I am just trying to gather as much info about it as i can.
thanks again

[The Pathfinder]

Rawkfist,
  I have one of the carbines and a fine piese it is, or I should say I did have one, one of my daughters made off with it after she got to shoot it. So I replaced it with one of the engraved sporting rifles. Only paid about $250 for the carbine but that was about 20 years ago, paid $800 for the unfired rifle about 2 years ago. Hope that helps.

[litl rooster]

Take a look at Gun Brokers. com You can see what is being asked for prices and what similar carbines are selling for.

asked price and selling prices are usually to worlds apart

[pony express]

You have to search for similar rifles that actually sold, to see what the price would be. There are guns that get re-listed time after time, with no bids, because the starting price is too high.