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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.jpgImage Enlarger

  

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

Just wonderful LaughCool

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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.jpgImage Enlargerstinger.jpgImage Enlarger

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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.jpgImage Enlargerstinger.jpgImage Enlarger

  

Thanks Tony.  Very interesting.

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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.jpgImage Enlarger a 20″ Rifle, lettered with carbine rear sight

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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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