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February 2, 2022
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I recently had an extremely high condition 06 follow me home. It’s a 1912 vintage rifle and all original but has sight upgrades.the bore is perfect and it doesn’t seem to have been shot much, the magazine tube is starting to show some patina other wise all metal is excellent.
My question is was Winchester exporting a lot of these little rifles back then ?
Thank you for ay information!
JB
Here’s some pics…
July 16, 2013
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I have a 1906 with english proofs, and the timber walnut with a very nice grain. post some photos so we can compare.
April 15, 2005
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Reddog said
I recently had an extremely high condition 06 follow me home. It’s a 1912 vintage rifle and all original but has sight upgrades.the bore is perfect and it doesn’t seem to have been shot much, the magazine tube is starting to show some patina other wise all metal is excellent.
My question is was Winchester exporting a lot of these little rifles back then ?
Thank you for ay information!
JB
There are no record that can tell us how many Winchesters were exported to the U.K., but based on the number of them that turn up with British Proof marks, it was a fair number. J.S. Kerr was the major importer of Winchester firearms.
Bert
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December 9, 2002
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Years ago, I acquired a collection of approximately 125 Winchester rifles, in the .22 caliber, as several different models were in this collection.
There were also several with the British proof marks on them, in the early slide action rifles as I recall, the M-1890, M-1906, and a few others.
Interesting as it was, there wasn’t a lot of information about, back then, and I held onto most of them for awhile, but have moved many in trade deals, or part with some that friends had to have!
Anthony
June 26, 2013
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That’s one of the nicest 1906’s I’ve seen. The British proofs just add to the “cool” factor in my opinion. Coincidentally, I found this rifle on GI this morning and thought it looked familiar. I think you did very well on the price.
Don
June 26, 2013
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On the same subject, here’s a very nice first model 1890 with British proofs.
Don
February 2, 2022
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Wow ! Those solid frame case colored guns are beautiful !
June 26, 2013
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Reddog said
Wow ! Those solid frame case colored guns are beautiful !
And spendy!! It would sure make a nice companion displayed next to your British-proofed 1906!
Don
November 20, 2019
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Beautiful, but the proof marks aren’t british, but Belgian.
They show this gun was specifically imported in Belgium and proofed in Liège (which was mandatory for any guns imported in Belgium, and all belgian guns).
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