Old gun value

[Killmore]

My neighbor stopped by and was wondering if anyone would know the value of this gun? Possibly for sale. Its a Remington and says manufactured in 1900 and calibur is a 35. Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks!

[BIGINNER]

THIS MIGHT GIVE YOU AN IDEA.  HERES A LINK TO GUNBROKER   

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/SearchResults.aspx

THEY HAVE SOME VALUE IF IN GOOD CONDITION.  THATS A REMINGTON MODEL 8

[hillbilli]

Looks like a remington model 8.. manufactured I think from 1906-1936. There were several grades, so values can vary, but its not uncommon to see the for 450-600$ neat old gun, still available caliber, still a deer killer if it works.. 

[allen]

It is a Remington model 8.  Not to sure about it's value, but do know it's a fun gun to own & shoot.  It was a very popular deer rifle in the early 1900's.  Google it & you'll find it's interesting involvement in the hunt for & subsequent ambush of Bonnie & Clyde.

Allen

[AWS]

The scabbed on pistol grip and ameture checkering are going to put a big hurt on the sale value.  The rear sight looks like was added with a machine screw and washer, doesn't look like it's factory( can't see it too well  and I could be wrong on the sight) or even a known aftermarket sight like a Marbles or Lyman.

AWS

[ghosthunter]

oh man that brings back memories. I grew up hunting with one just like that it was 300 Savage Semi Auto. Has a floating barrel. and  it came apart by removing the front stock. A lever was under there and you could separate it at the action. Great for packing it during travel. I loved that big lever safety. Killed my first elk a cow with it. I bought it for 150.00 from Yeager's in Bellingham used.
Lay ed it away and paid 15.00 a month of my paper route money on it. My buddy got one just like it.
It was the only gun I ever sold in my entire life. And to this day I still regret it. I sold it to a relative many years ago. I asked if I could by it back but he had sold it.
Do not know what they are worth now.

[KillBilly]

The Remington Model 8 is a centerfire, recoil-operated, self-loading rifle designed by John Browning and produced by Remington Arms beginning in 1906.[1]
 
John Browning was granted U.S. Patent 659,786 on October 16, 1900 for the rifle, which he then sold to Remington. (Outside the U.S., this rifle was made by Fabrique Nationale of Liege, Belgium, and marketed as the FN Browning Patent 1900.)
 
The Remington Model 8 rifle is long recoil-operated and uses a rotating bolt head. After firing, the barrel and bolt, still locked together, move rearward inside the receiver and compress two recoil springs. Then the bolt is held back while the barrel is returned forward by one of the springs permitting extraction and ejection. Once the barrel is returned, bolt is also returned forward by the second spring; in so doing it picks up a fresh round from the magazine and chambers it. The Remington Model 8 has a fixed 5-shot magazine and bolt hold-open device which engages after the magazine is empty. It is a takedown design, meaning that the barrel and receiver are easily separated with no tools, allowing for a smaller package for transport. Remington created four new calibers for the Model 8 rifle: .25 Remington, .30 Remington, .32 Remington and .35 Remington.[1] These cartridges were rimless designs to allow reliable feeding from box magazines. The Remington Model 8 was the first truly reliable medium power semiautomatic rifle ever commercialized (1906).
 
The primary market for the Model 8 was sports hunting. The Model 8 was also used as a police gun and is noted as the rifle of choice of famed Texas Ranger Frank Hamer.[1] Hamer's rifle was a customized .35 Remington Model 8 with a special-order 15 round magazine from Petmeckey's Sporting Goods store in Austin, Texas. He was shipped serial number 10045, and this was just one of at least two Model 8's used in the ambush of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.[1] The rifle was modified to accept a "police only" 15 round magazine obtained through the Peace Officers Equipment Company in St. Joseph, Missouri.[2]
 
In 1936, Remington dropped the Model 8 and introduced the Model 81 "Woodsmaster" with improvements by C.C. Loomis.[1] The Model 81 was also offered in .300 Savage and the .25 Remington chambering was dropped after a limited number of 81's were chambered in this round. Production of the Model 81 ceased in 1950.

[KillBilly]

from Treestand wrote 32 weeks 1 day ago

The Model 8/35Rem is a great pease of History in the
 condition you say $450 is a fare price to pay,
 Remember only 60,000 were made from 1906-1936 parts
 are hard to find, you might re-think this sale.
 A new Marlin in 35Rem MSRP $479.00??? The Mod 8~9.5Lb
 The Marlin 6.5Lb Good Luck

[KillBilly]

http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/