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Sleeve for Winchester '66 Commemorative box


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I was asked a question I cannot answer. Does the sleeve for the Winchester 1866 Commemorative - without box - have any value, and how could it be shipped to protect it from damage? Thank you..

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Bill the box is really good for someone that wants the guns to hand down as the value is something that adds to the value.  I have seen people offer pretty good sum for just the box.

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Depending on which one it could be between $50-$100 dollars, I would get a sheet of thick corrugated and sandwich the cover with Fragile do not bend or make a box for it. I found a John Wayne commutative complete box and cover for a little under a $120 but that was over 10 years ago. Check EBay as they are sometimes there and u can check out the bidding. 

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Sandwich it between 2 pieces of cardboard. Then add a thin plywood backer to one side to prevent bending.

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I purchased a commemorative Winchester 1895 a few years back

When it arrived at the local gun store, I went to view it and do the final paperwork. Sometime between then and when I picked it up, someone had wrapped packing tape all over the box! Really chapped my hide! 

They say you can remove it with a hairdryer and some solvent to remove the sticky stuff.

Rrrr-gggg.

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The sleeve is only of value if you have the box. I believe if you were a Winchester collector and had the box you likely have the sleeve but some get damaged and if yours is pristine that would be a plus. I would put it for sale on gunbroker  don’t expect it to sell first time through if you put a healthy number on it

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2 hours ago, Wild Willi said:

The sleeve is only of value if you have the box. I believe if you were a Winchester collector and had the box you likely have the sleeve but some get damaged and if yours is pristine that would be a plus. I would put it for sale on gunbroker  don’t expect it to sell first time through if you put a healthy number on it

Not so, a lot of collectors will frame the sleeve, and if someone has everything but their sleeve is “damaged” they would want it to replace the one the have. 
I would suggest EBay as well as I have found a lot on that site, sleeve, styrofoam container, paperwork. Just a suggestion. 

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I don’t have any framed sleeves but I like the idea. I believe if it were mine that is what I would do frame it then sell it. It will protect it and make it more valuable I think plexiglass instead of glass. I think then it would bring some dollars

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