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1873man said
Buffalo arms sells repo rods and I thought they were exact copies of the originals.https://www.buffaloarms.com/four-section-winchester-reprod-wcr04org.html
Bob
I have bought these for several years, they are exact copies. With a little aging it’s hard to tell them from originals. Most of the so called originals in guns and for sale used are these repro rods. I won’t pay more than $50 for a set of original rods because of these repro rods. T/R
TR, I agree. It took some years but the repos are just like the real ones.
The knowledge and research abilities of y’all on just about any topic Winchester is amazing. Im enjoying this topic a lot..
I was looking through the McCraken Research on the 73 yesterday and spotted some information on sample parts that points to that they must of had thought about producing jointed cleaning rods for the 32 WCF. The rod was smaller in diameter.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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The attached photo is of my cleaning rod. It sure looks alot like the one in Wilsons book.
I was going through the 1920 Win catalog and they list the wooden handle rods.
Bert H. said
Just to add some additional information to this topic…This is a scanned copy of the April 1900 Catalog No. 65. Read the last sentence on the page where it states that all Model 1892 guns would be supplied with a slotted hickory rod.
Bert
It is interesting that in the Model 1892 ledgers there are notations as early as SN 37352 and afterwards for “Rod in Butt” They are all 44 WCF sporting rifles.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
twobit said
Bert H. said
Just to add some additional information to this topic…
This is a scanned copy of the April 1900 Catalog No. 65. Read the last sentence on the page where it states that all Model 1892 guns would be supplied with a slotted hickory rod.
Bert
It is interesting that in the Model 1892 ledgers there are notations as early as SN 37352 and afterwards for “Rod in Butt” Thehy are all 44 WCF sporting rifles.
Michael
It does not surprise me that at least a few discerning buyers wanted the same cleaning rod type that was standard on the Model 1873. I know that if I would have ordered a Model 1892 back in the day, I too would have ordered it with a trap-door butt and steel jointed cleaning rod.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
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