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Nice find Dean just goes to show you never know what you might find. Ihave one in 22 short. It was called a gallery gun as they were used in county fairs at the shooting booth. Remember when you could go to the fair and try to shoot the metal chickens?
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03-05-2012, 08:33 AM
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Edgar, I have seen the sliding fee schedule on Colts, but the Cody website doesn't say anything about a sliding scale on special order Winchester rifles. Have you noticed how PGCA gouges its member on higher grade build cards? If you happen to have a high grade gun, you get to pay $300 for a Parker build card, $200 more than for low grades.
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03-05-2012, 08:29 PM
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This Winchester's serial number range is in the 360-thousand range.
I'll definitely spring for a letter on this one. Thanks to everyone for the interest and advice on this great little find. I'll keep you all posted as I learn more. |
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03-06-2012, 07:29 AM
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According to the Cody website, your number is out of the range available for provenance.
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03-06-2012, 08:46 AM
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Realizing that 3 does not constitute much of a serial number range, I am curious as to whether Ned Schwings book would list somewhat of a serial number range for the 3 known similar rifles and if this rifle fits into that range.
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03-06-2012, 05:59 PM
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From the book pg. 234.Of the 329,999 model 90s that are in the factory warehouse records, only 117 were sold with barrel lengths longer or shorter than standard 24 inches . Roughly half of these special order guns were sold with barrels longer than standard and the other half shorter than standard. The preferred length of shorter than standard barrel was the 20- and 21- inch lengths .Together these two accounted for 78.3 percent of barrel lengths shorter tan 24 inches. Page 235there is a chart 90-8 that is dealing with special order barrel lengths serial number 1-329,999 3-16", 3-18" 2-19" 25-20" 22-21" 5- 22" 10- 26" 47- 29".
Dean from your serial number range puts it made 3/2 1908 and it makes it a third model and the book says the factory warehouse records do not show that any Third model rifle was sold with special order barrel lengths between serial numbers 322,250and 329,999 . Yours being higher I dont know what to say but I will read on ! |
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03-06-2012, 09:32 PM
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Steve, my barrels are stamped with three patent dates, the latest of which is May 30, 1911.
Again, thanks for your interest and research. |
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I dont think this gun is what we want it to be, but will work for what you bought it for. I could type in for months but we cant change the fact we have a receiver made in 1908 with a barrel with a 1911 pat.date Is the proof mark on the barrel a p over w in a circle or just a p in a circle ? It may have been sent back and had a new barrel added or someone did some work on their own.
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