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Hi,
Does anyone out there know of 1873 Trapper Carbines with 16 inch barrels in 32-20 caliber?
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Walter Blake
Hi,
Mr. James Gordon in his 1873 study could only find 2 of these Trappers. I have one of them. Are there more known?
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Walter Blake
May 21, 2015
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I have never seen ANY 32 Trappers in 1873 Carbines in Australia, hard enough to find 44s, then mostly 15 inch. I have a 32 in 16 inch 1892 Carbine.
Could anyone tell me roughly the TOTAL number of 1873 Trappers, and the percentage in each length ? Were Barrels over 20 inch Very Common ?
Thanks, Eric.
Hi,
George Madis ,in his book, found one , a 15 inch 32-20 Trapper carbine, but no 16 inch32-20 Trapper carbines. Are there any more of these 16 inch Trapper carbines out there?
Walter Blake
April 15, 2005
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Walter,
My bet would Yes, there undoubtedly are a least a few of them out there somewhere.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
May 2, 2009
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I would say there are more. In Jim Gordon’s survey that was what he saw at gun shows, auction catalogs and from personal collections for the years he was researching his book. I see his survey information is not always complete. There are 16″ carbines listed with no caliber. He just scratched the surface of what is out there for 73’s. It would take a complete records survey to find out what was made but I don’t see that happening unless all the records are digitized into a searchable format.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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