My uncle recently passed away, and my aunt told me he had a “little rifle” that she didn’t want to keep in the house. So I went over for a visit, and picked it up.

It is pretty worn from a lot of use, but there is no major damage to the wood, and no real rust to speak of.

It has the finger groove along the length of the front of the stock, the chrome plated bolt, and the knurled screw is exposed. So, from my short investigation; I think it was made in 1934 or early ’35?

I haven’t cleaned or fired it yet. Not sure if I should just clean it real good and keep it to pass down to a grandson later on, or try to refinish it.

I also have an older Winchester Model 1400 MK II 12ga. semi-auto, that I bought at a pawn shop probably 10yrs ago. It had the “Mod.” barrel with no vent rib. I bought a “Skeet” barrel online that had a vent rib. It sticks up about an 1/8″ higher than the receiver, so I removed the vent, tapered the end from the underneath side, then bent it at a taper to blend with the receiver. it looks like it was made to fit. 

I’d like to figure out about when it was made. Serial # is N481425

Thanks!