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December 9, 2002
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Bob,
I’m thinking I need to direct this question directly at you, as I’m sure that you will educate us all on this, or possibly give a refresher course.
Here’s a stamp on the front of a 73 src,first model, with the forearm off, that my eyes don’t want to help me identify.
I’ll add the already talked about,and identified, (“CCC”), with the “punch Dot”, also.
Any other thoughts or opinions are always welcome. Not sure why the first pics are so large, as I tried to choose a smaller image.
Tony
April 30, 2023
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Looks like a capital “T” to me, as in Times New Roman font style…
Interestingly, I have an 1866 rifle with two “punch dots” at the muzzle face…no one on here had any ideas as to what they might have been added for…they of course might no be factory either…
May 2, 2009
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I have seen the T and P stamped there. They would be inspection stamps just like the French L or the star on the side of the bolt.
Bob
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December 9, 2002
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It sure is a little confusing to me, as I can make a few guesses, and my pictures aren’t really a lot of help, as I was trying to do the best I could. I’ll try to take a closer look next time I get a chance to remove the front forearm gently, and see if I can try to figure out some more about it. Not that it’s gonna change anything, mainly because I’m guessing as you said, it’s some king of inspection marks.
The one punch dot below the three C’s, at the barrel’s point of contact at the receiver, is just as you said to be another type of ins. mark. Two dots on a M-1866, makes me wonder if maybe a second opinion, of another inspector at the time, looked at it and left his mark, for whatever reason. Would have been nice to be a fly on the wall back then and be able to relate the stories back today.
Thanks for you’re input Bob! 
Tony
May 2, 2009
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I dug through my parts box and took pictures of the T and P marked receivers.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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December 9, 2002
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Bob,
By you posting those pictures, it sure looks like I can match up my first picture with you’re second picture of the, “T” !
That sure makes a lot more sense to me now. Do we know what those two letters might signify? Another guess on my part would be that an inspectors initials, and now that makes me wonder the time period difference if any between the two different initials. If it helps, the pictures I posted are from September 1875, M-1873, First Model SRC. that has what looks like the, “T”, to me now.
Tony
May 2, 2009
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I have seen the P stamped on the bottom of a 76 barrel but not the same style. The P stamp is more common on the 73 receivers. I have seen the T on the second and third model 73’s so it was used for quite a while. I don’t have any idea what the different letters mean or if they were to identify the inspector.
I just added a post to a old 94 post about a proofed 73 bolt which kind of ties in with this thread.
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/oval-p-receiver-stamped-model-94/#p184589
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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December 9, 2002
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1873man said
I have seen the P stamped on the bottom of a 76 barrel but not the same style. The P stamp is more common on the 73 receivers. I have seen the T on the second and third model 73’s so it was used for quite a while. I don’t have any idea what the different letters mean or if they were to identify the inspector.
I just added a post to a old 94 post about a proofed 73 bolt which kind of ties in with this thread.
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/oval-p-receiver-stamped-model-94/#p184589
Bob
Interesting post as I’ll check it out for additional marks or stamps.
Thanks for the info!
Tony
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