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I am looking for serial number and number of rifling groove information for 1866 and 1873 winchester rifles and carbines.
If anyone is interested in helping me with my barrel study you can respond here or email me directly at
Thanks
I think what you find is when they went from 5 land to 6 it will be at the same time since they would of been using the same blanks for both guns.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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Here are two rifles you can include in the survey.
66 s/n 151215 (1879) 5 land
73 s/n 89047 (1882) 6 land
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Think that was just a typo .Early 76 Winchesters had a small( shank )barrel thread and 5 groove . ,,,DT
Bob, thanks for the numbers. They fit with my theory. By 1879 73 production was just starting to ramp up and 66 production was still coming down from the 1877 peak with the south American order. By 1882, 73 production was 9 times what 66 was.
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