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April 10, 2024 - 11:16 pm
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Tony. R said
Hear is  LOW WALL 15″ BABY85-baby-carbine-letter.jpg

  

That’s wonderful in the letter:  “The Baby”  

Just wonderful LaughCool

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April 10, 2024 - 11:25 pm
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You will only see that if the 15″ was shipped to Lassiter in sydney, 

And hear is a 15″ 92 shipped to Perry Bros in Brisbane.  note THE STINGERstinger-carbine.2.jpgstinger.jpg

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April 10, 2024 - 11:44 pm
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Tony. R said
You will only see that if the 15″ was shipped to Lassiter in sydney, 

And hear is a 15″ 92 shipped to Perry Bros in Brisbane.  note THE STINGERstinger-carbine.2.jpgstinger.jpg

  

Thanks Tony.  Very interesting.

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April 10, 2024 - 11:59 pm
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Wow, that’s 2 nice little ones! I never seen that before “The Baby”

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Hear is a picture of the baby carbine. Andlow-wall-shortys.jpg a 20″ Rifle, lettered with carbine rear sight

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April 11, 2024 - 11:17 pm
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Thanks for sharing Tony. Does the barrel have ‘The Baby’ inscribed on it? I have not seen one down here. 

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No Chris, none have ever been found with the factory inscription, but they were all intended to have it if shipped to Lassiter.

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On page 121 in Madis’ “THE WINCHESTER HANDBOOK” reference is made to BABY CARBINE usually chambered in 44 W.C.F. but one in 25 W. C. F. Bert may expound on this subject. Don

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