Just a question since its slow this time of year, Does anybody collect older single barrel shotguns (Win. 37,37A, Stevens or Savage mod 94 and so on. I started several yrs ago and picked up 2 complete sets of Stevens 94's and gave to my Boys and I just like a 12ga. Win. 37A to complete the set. I don't have the 28ga. In either sets and don't know if they were made in the 94's I think the 37A's had one but their like hen's teeth. About to get after the Win.37 Red Letter set after I find a 16ga Win. Mod. 12 to complete a set. The 37's will take a while to do, but the search is half the fun. I've never bought used guns on th Internet but on these I may start. This was a cheap hobby to collect a style of gun over a period of time. The average price I paid on the Stevens was $70 on 95% condition guns the Win 37A's were about $125 average. The 37's will be much more. Just thought I would share this it's has been a lot of fun tracking and finding these guns and not spending a fortune. By the way check and look at what the youth 410 and reg 410's are bringing now.
Butch, I love old Winchesters. Have many M12's and couple 97's. The Winchester 37's were made in great numbers but were not identified with any serial numbers and such. No official records as to how many were made exist. Up here in Canada Winchester purchased a small gun company called Cooey. Cooey made 22 rifles and single shot shotguns. Winchester called their new company Winchester-Cooey up here. Every kid had a "Cooey" when I grew up...usually referred to a 22 rimfire bolt action single shot or if you were a rich kid, a bolt action repeater. So Pure winchester 37's are rare up here but Cooeys are still everywhere. Winchester shut the plant down in the 1980's.
Ted
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The Win. 37A was made in Canada till they shut down in the 80's and Personally I like them better than the Mod. 37. I got into collecting these because the rear tang singles are not made anymore to my knowledge, but how it really started was trying to give the son and grandson a unique gift without breaking the bank. Like you I enjoy the old Winchesters an have a 97 and a couple of 12's plus a few others that one day will be in a blind with me, I hope. Still being fairly new to serious crow hunting I can't lay down this auto my son gave me a while back, I'm older an slower it's quick and fast handling which means in my case more on the ground. Wish I was as skilled with the pumps but I need a lot of practice to get there. Back to the 37's they aren't rare down here but you have to hunt them down especially the ones in good shape. By the way have you ever ran across any 37A's(Win. -Cooey) in 28 ga. and do they sell for a premium price up there?