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November 19, 2006
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Anthony said
As a follow up, I finally got around to getting this one out, as I was moving some things around. Just for the conversation sake of a hard to find M-1900, and the embossed butt with “Winchester”, on it. I wanted to show the “Embossed Winchester Logo”, on the Butt!It’s pretty obvious that the gum wood stock, looks to have been refreshed. The collection that it came out of several years ago didn’t have one refinished .22 caliber rifle in it. This one had been looked at by many, years ago, as I still wonder. Even the Embossed, “Winchester”, Logo that looks to have some darker chocolate color to it, has had me perplexed for a long while. It’s still a nice example, and the only one that I kept, out of the few that I acquired, years ago, in collections obtained.The others were all extremely used and worn out.
The Bore is shiny and clean on it, as it’s hard to really tell the twist rate on it. The blue on the barrel is starting to get a deep patina Hugh to it, as it looks nice.
Now, in further examining, and in removing the barrel in the natural light. It’s very evident, that this rifle has been refinished, years ago, as the vise like dimple marks, are very evident, and obvious in the hidden areas, of the stock.With the barrel removed, the in-letting on the Gum Wood stock has it’s normal appearance, but there’s remnants of some shiny gloss finish spilled along the edges of the inside part of the stock. Even some pitting is exposed near the front of the barrel, and covered in old style bluing. IMO!
So rather to “Caution on the side of error”, I would much rather say that this gun looks refinished to me! As it absolutely has been!!! IMHO!JWA said
Yes, that appears to be a 1st variation (early) Winchester Model 1900, the first variation was not marked with a model number for some reason, the second variations (2a and 2b) were marked “MODEL 1900 / 22 SHORT & LONG” after the address and patent roll marking.
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JWA said
The first variation Model 1900’s were marked like this and only had 22 Short Long marked at the breech:
MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.
NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A. PAT. AUG. 29, 1899.
Best Regards,
According to JWA, it looks like a second variation, (2a or a 2b). I did nor know or realize this. Thanks, Jeff!
Tony
Tony –
I’m not a .22 guy but I find the checkered and embossed rifles interesting. Even though they were originally a very low dollar rifle, and the lack of a buttplate was an economy move, I am reminded of the vintage rifles and shotguns built across the pond, with open checkered butts. These were not economy or low dollar rifles. Here’s an example of a Ross Scotch Deerstalker:
December 9, 2002
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Steve,
I find that pretty interesting! I’m thinking the same time frame, or Era! According to Bert’s RED BOOK, production for the 1900, started in December, 1899, and total estimated was 105,000, and ended in June, 9th, 1902. 
Tony
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