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I am looking for any ideas what these markings might stand for on an 1873 rifle with the serial # 130475B. I was told by the seller that he purchased the rifle in California. Any and all help will be apprciated.
Glenn
May 23, 2009
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Not a clue. They don’t appear to be any kind of factory marking.
Sincerely,
Maverick
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June 26, 2013
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It seems I’ve seen this marking before. Is it a movie prop gun from the Western Costume Company out of Hollywood, CA?
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/need-help-with-a-marking-on-a-92/
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/production-of-44-40-1892-carbines/#p80151
https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/another-storied-rifle/#p109886
Don
Thanks Deerhunter and Maverick,
I really appreciate your responses. I had never considered that the last letter could be a O not a C but after closer examination it could be an angle struck O. That being said both options of Western Costume Company and Western Cartridge Company are possibilities. I will have to do some further investigation.
I saw that Bert made a comment in one of the earlier posts that most of the rifles purchased by the Western Cartridge Company were single shots. I wonder if he has any pictures of their confirmed markings for comparison?
Thanks again for your help. If only the guns could talk, right?
Glenn
