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December 21, 2006
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This has got to be a rare bird that I just found, a ’66 #79921 with gold wash and, X X wood and sling swivels, and all with matching numbers and lots of condition with traces of gold wash remaining. 
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November 2, 2009
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Very nice rifle, but the wood does not look original to me. Just my opinion, but the forend appears to have a curve along the bottom. It should be straight on the bottom, from the nose cap to the frame. Maybe it’s the angle of the photo.
December 21, 2006
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Well it must be My lack of photographic skills ’cause the forearm cap is right, ain’t no curve. I think the wood is right , might have been refinished a long time ago, it is numbered, along with the buttplate, to the gun. This gun has belonged to the same owner for many years, at least until now
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October 6, 2009
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Any X’s on the tang?
December 21, 2006
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There are 2 XX’s on the lower tang, along with a 0, ser# on the wood under upper tang, ser# on the butt plate at the toe. The wood is very old and I believe original to the gun, or else it was changed 140 years ago or so and stamped with the ser# back then, however I seriously doubt that. I haven’t had the magazine tube off to check the markings under the barrel, and probably won’t , I’m satisfied with the guns original condition and the probable re-finish on the stocks.
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May 2, 2009
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Harry,
I think you are referring to the assembly number not a serial number on the wood and butt plate? I’ve never seen a serial number used as the assemble number.
Bob
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December 21, 2006
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May 2, 2009
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I was told the 66 used the serial number for the assemble number, which is different then the other models.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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March 31, 2009
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My earlier standard 66 has an O on the lower tang and the last 4 numbers of the serial number on the stock and butt plate.
June 4, 2017
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Chuck, it’s been my experience 66’s below 20,000 s/n have the complete s/n and after have the last 4 digits. Of course there can be exceptions. T/R
December 21, 2006
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Well here’s a couple more off My rack ’66 s.r.c. ser#150967 with 984 on the lower tang and butt plate , and ’66 
rifle ser#118147 that has the whole ser # on the butt plate and nothing on the wood, go figure eh.
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June 4, 2017
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Harry, I had a late 66 carbine serial number 155,xxx, it to had a 3 digit assembly number unrelated to the serial number. It’s possible they changed late in production to unrelated assembly numbers. Madis has a few paragraphs in his book on the subject, he uses the word “usually”. T/R
December 21, 2006
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I think that “usually” was a good choice of words for how Winchester did things as I’ve come to the realization that nothing was cut in stone when it came to the production of Winchester firearms.
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