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Anyone know the total production numbers for the 1886 in 33 caliber. Can’t find anything in the search bar.
RickC
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Rick, 12,457 according to the Porter Research. Note: from serial number 146,000 to 150,700 no records were entered at all and from 150,800 to 156,599 the records were kept on 3×5 file cards. T/R
Tha
TR said
Rick, 12,457 according to the Porter Research. Note: from serial number 146,000 to 150,700 no records were entered at all and from 150,800 to 156,599 the records were kept on 3×5 file cards. T/R
Thanks TR. That’s lower than I thought. Less than 10% of total production it would appear.
RickC
RickC said
ThaThanks TR. That’s lower than I thought. Less than 10% of total production it would appear.
RickC
Rick,
Keep in mind that the 33 WCF was not introduced until 1902… 16-years after the Model 1886 was in production. There are 8,200 Model 1886 serial numbers for which there are no factory records. The research survey the Mark Yecha and I are working on covers the 8,200 serial numbers that cannot be lettered, and thus far we have found (417) of them (5.1%). The survey is showing that 67.6% of those 8,200 missing records are 33 WCF caliber rifles, which would add an additional 5,545 to the 12,457 that Porter surveyed. In total, that would be 18,000 +/- a few that were made in the 33 WCF caliber. You might check with John Madl to see what number he came up with (in his book).
Bert
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