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I just picked this one up:
Serial # 1429181
Cal. 30 W.C.F.
Serrated Hammer
Type 2 Receiver
Barrel Date 46
April 15, 2005
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Thanks for adding it to the survey. The serial number identifies it as an early 1947 production gun.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Is it possible for a flat band to come from the factory with a Lyman peep sight? I might soon have another one for the survey.
April 15, 2005
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Adam said
Is it possible for a flat band to come from the factory with a Lyman peep sight? I might soon have another one for the survey.
Very unlikely. By the time the Flat-band was introduced (July 1946), Winchester had ceased drilling & tapping the upper tang for the a peep sight, and had not yet standardized drilling & tapping the left side of the receiver for a peep sight. Any Flat-band with a receiver sight must be scrutinized closely for aftermarket work.
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
ser#1489888 (1948)
type 3 reciever
slotted cap
serrated hammer
don’t know barrel date
April 15, 2005
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cfox said
ser#1489888 (1948)type 3 reciever
slotted cap
serrated hammer
don’t know barrel date
Which caliber is it? The serial number IDs it as a 1948 production gun.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
June 26, 2013
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Bert H. said
Which caliber is it? The serial number IDs it as a 1948 production gun.
Bert
30 WCF
January 26, 2019
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I have one to add:
s/n 1521865
Type 3 receiver
Flat magazine cap
Flat front barrel band
Serrated hammer
32WS
Don’t know barrel date
All men have fears. The brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death but always to victory.
Old guns are like old cars and old men. They are meant to be taken out and used from time to time, not locked away or put on display in a museum.
April 15, 2005
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JB,
Serial number 1522211 was manufactured 8/30/1948. Your Flat-band was probably serialized about 2-3 days earlier.
Thanks,
Bert
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January 26, 2019
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Thanks, Bert!
I have one question about the butt style. Were these carbines always shotgun butts, or were the curved carbine butts found on them as well? I may need to replace the stock and personally prefer the curved. It has a rubber recoil pad on it, so I’m not sure what it originally had. The gun is nothing more than a shooter, due to the condition of the rest of it (sadly.)
All men have fears. The brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death but always to victory.
Old guns are like old cars and old men. They are meant to be taken out and used from time to time, not locked away or put on display in a museum.
April 15, 2005
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JB,
Just one type of butt plate was used on the Model 94 Flat-band Carbines. In fact that same butt plate was the only one available from 1946 through 1963. Winchester stopped using the curved style carbine butt plates in June 1937.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Hi, just paid for this one online. Hopefully I’ll see it in person next week. 1. Serial number 1501909 2. Caliber .32 Win special. 3. Serrated hammer 4. I don’t know what frame type means – please enlighten me. 5. Magazine tube is smooth 6. Don’t know of barrel date yet. Thanks!!!
April 15, 2005
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John hammond said
Hi, just paid for this one online. Hopefully I’ll see it in person next week. 1. Serial number 1501909 2. Caliber .32 Win special. 3. Serrated hammer 4. I don’t know what frame type means – please enlighten me. 5. Magazine tube is smooth 6. Don’t know of barrel date yet. Thanks!!!
John,
Your Model 94 Flat-band Carbine was manufactured in May, 1948. Based on that fact, it has a Type 3 receiver frame.
Thanks for participating in the research survey,
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
April 20, 2021
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I just purchased a flat band.
sn 1533180
30WCF
serrated hammer
Not sure the barrel code I can update it when I see it.
Thanks,
Anthony
April 15, 2005
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antman said
I just purchased a flat band.sn 1533180
30WCF
serrated hammer
Not sure the barrel code I can update it when I see it.
Thanks,
Anthony
Your Flat-band was manufactured in the latter part of the year 1948, and will undoubtedly have a “48” date stamped barrel. It should also have a Type-3 receiver frame, and a smooth (non-slotted) magazine tube end cap.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Hi Bert –
I have been enjoying your various posts and I am learning much about my new flat band rifle. I picked it up this summer in Montana.
SN 1459799
.32 WS
Serrated hammer
Slotted magazine tube
Type 2 frame
I have yet to take it apart, but based on my read of the info on this site I would wager that the barrel stamp is 47
April 15, 2005
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Thanks for participating in the survey, and yes, S/N 1459799 was manufactured in the year 1947.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
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