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They look correct to me.  There were several variations.  I am at the Cody show but will check my notes tonight to give you all the variations and dates of change.

Regards,

ray said
Not to upstage JWA, who is the man when it comes to this sort of information.

Houze gives three variations of the inscription.

Standard

In 1905 the date Feb 15 1905 was included when Bennett’s patent for the extractor was granted.

In 1914 the chamber was changed so .22 ex long could be chambered and so marked.

So your rifle looks the goods to me, very hard to find one with a good barrel and only about 18,000 were made in your age group  

Hi Ray,

Thanks for jumping in and providing the info to Vince.  Sorry for the delay, I was having too much fun at the Cody Winchester show to sneak away and boot up my computer.  All of your information is correct except I have the patent date as February 14 (not 15).  There is one additional variation (if you want to call it that) that I have listed in my notes.  It was a reduced cost finish and looks a bit different than the variation 3 although the barrel marking is the same.

     Variation 1 (July 1904 – March 1905) Barrel Patent Date Aug. 29, 1899. Pat. Pend., Barrel Caliber Marking – 22 Short and Long

     Variation 2 (March 1905 – 1914) Barrel Patent Date Aug. 29, 1899 & Feb. 14, 1905, Barrel Caliber Marking – 22 Short and Long

     Variation 3 (1914 – September 1918) Barrel Date Aug. 29, 1899 & Feb. 14, 1905, Barrel Caliber Marking – 22 Short, Long or Ex. Long

     Variation 4 (September 1918 – May 1923) Reduced cost finish, Barrel Caliber Marking – 22 Short, Long or Ex. Long

Best Regards,