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Does any one have an idea what the “Red” means on the bottom of the letter? Could it be the name of a warehouse shipper.20240708_102742.jpgImage Enlarger20240708_102424.jpgImage Enlarger20240708_102437.jpgImage Enlarger

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Henry,

Two things come to mind;

1. The “Take Down” notation in the ledger record was written in red ink

2. It is totally spurious entry.

I feel very confident that it had nothing to do with who it was shipped to, or who in the warehouse shipped it.

I would give Jessica or Angela a call to see if they can explain what it is .

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Does either of the front sights have a “Red” bead on them?

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Both front sites have the white”ivory” bead. I did ask Jessie a while back and She didn’t know. The .33 cal. bbl. obviously was not original to the gun, but it sure does make a nice companion. and matches up perfect to the gun, finish etc.

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Red butt pad?

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Nope , nored  butt pad on the gun, just the original black rubber pad.

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I’d like to see an image of the ledger page on that one.

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I believe that I’ve seen the “Red” notation before on a Model 1895 record, .30-03 Sporting rifle if I remember correctly.  It could have been mfd. close to the same time period as Henry’s rifle. 

This was over 10 years ago.  At the time, I talked about it with one of our late members and we were both wondering what it meant.  He wondered if it had something to do with the wood, but I don’t know if that would be the case.  I believe that particular rifle was on gunbroker or a similar site for a while back then.  

I’ll try to look for any info.

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