Winchester Collector - Forum: Winchester Rifles

Bill Hockett on Johnny Ringo`s 1876 Winchester

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:10:49 +0000

SN lookup sheet for Model 1876 SN 21896

Type: Rifle
Caliber: 45/60
Barrel Type: Octagon
Barrel Length: 26 inches
Trigger: Plain
Received in warehouse on January 06, 1882
Shipped from warehouse on January 14, 1882, Order number 30868

See Maverick's comments above...it would have been brand new.

This rifle is not known to exist today.

kevindpm61 on Just Purchased: Winchester Hotchkiss 1883 Fancy Sporting Rifle

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:33:58 +0000

I got great news from Wyoming Armory today. The barrel arrived last week and the preliminary assessment is that it is correct for the rifle!

Burt Humphrey on WINCHESTER 1892 DELUXE TAKEDOWN ?

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:22:15 +0000

As those with a keen interest in the Model 1892 already know, a checkered variation which is original, correct, has condition and letters is a rare speciman. They are not as hard to find as a deluxe 53 or 55 but the good one's have been tucked away in collections.

duck1022 on 1942 m70 target 220 swift

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:54:36 +0000

I agree would love to know the provenance of the stock, its gorgeous. And it certainly wasn't somones first attempt at making a stock. No marks that I have found, thought I found an easter egg under the front of the trigger guard. A perfectly folded piece of paper, but it was just the corner of a target, I think it had Boyles printed on it. Must have been using it as a thin shim.

twobit on WINCHESTER 1892 DELUXE TAKEDOWN ?

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:59:08 +0000

Tony. R said

Tony. R said

Thants interresting Michael, can you remember when and where you seen it listed, when i got the rifle there was no auctions hear in Australia, and checking through my past posts I did mention it on this sight some yrs ago.
Im just a bit curious.
tony

Tony,

My mistake I think. I had the rifle "listed" as being in Australia but as you can tell from my spreadsheet there is not information regarding the caliber stamp, proof marks, barrel address, upper tang or sights. Nor did I have WACA or your name associated with it. Years ago an AU collectors sent me some images of old AU auction listings so I assumed that was where I had gotten the info.

Michael

Tony. R on WINCHESTER 1892 DELUXE TAKEDOWN ?

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:08:59 +0000

Chris D said
So lets see a picture of this beauty Tony....

unfortunatly, Chris i traded for a delux 73 , quite a few yrs ago to a friend, (stupid me ) and he still has it, but it has never been on the net, thats why im curious as to where Michael had seen it from an auction sight. I bought it in 1979 for $300, off a friend in sydney who owned it for yrs. I can trace the history back over 50yrs. so if it was in an auction it would of been in the 60s.

Maverick on Johnny Ringo`s 1876 Winchester

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:43:38 +0000

So Johnny Ringo died in July 1882. I'm not sure what month #21896 was made in, but it must have been earlier in the year and Ringo must have not owned it for very long before "pushing up daisies"!

Ain't no telling were that rifle is. It won't show up until one day when it finally does and that is if it ever does.

Sincerely,

Maverick

Chris D on WINCHESTER 1892 DELUXE TAKEDOWN ?

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:55:01 +0000

So lets see a picture of this beauty Tony....

Randy3590 on Winchester Commemorative Boy Scout

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:58:53 +0000

So I got my second Eagle Scout today (thank you Bill) the serial number is 20 I am now looking for the Boy Scout #20 (BSA 20)

Will pay top dollar or trade NIB Boy Scout plus $$

Thank you

Randy

Louis Luttrell on Model 70 Target production #'s

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:24:45 +0000

Hi Jim-

Such things (factory checkered Marksman stocks) do exist, and in rare cases can be documented as factory work. I know of one that belongs to a Member of this Forum (not mine) that has perfect provenance.

The factory pattern was somewhat specific, although I think (???) that whether the grip checkering went over the top of the wrist (Super Grade style) was variable. This (below) is a gun I bought... It's got the factory pattern (matching known ones), but whether it was done by the factory or not is a mystery...

Best,

Lou

Tony. R on WINCHESTER 1892 DELUXE TAKEDOWN ?

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:49:59 +0000

twobit said

Tony. R said

Hear is one Michael, you dont have , one of my first purchases back in the late 70s
1892 rd/oct
short mag
takedown
receiver sight
2x wood straight grip
38wcf
858131
condition 95%

I did happen to have it listed already from an old auction catalog. Sounds like a nice rifle for sure. Winchester was making a lot of T/D's in that SN range.
Michael

Thants interresting Michael, can you remember when and where you seen it listed, when i got the rifle there was no auctions hear in Australia, and checking through my past posts I did mention it on this sight some yrs ago.

Im just a bit curious.

tony

Jim F in CT on Model 70 Target production #'s

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:33:21 +0000

All this talk about M70 Target Rifles, has reminded me . . . .

I was privy to the extensive gun collection that Ken Waters had. (He was a noted magazine writer for Wolf Publications.)

In his “stash” was a M70 Target (don’t remember the caliber) but, it had a Marksman stock that, according to Ken, was Factory Checkered!

I actually got to HOLD IT IN MY HANDS!

steve004 on Winchester M92 special order

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:22:03 +0000

Anthony said
Michael,
The added information and pictures, besides what Bert had posted truly helps many of us to understand this model better.
We're grateful for members like you, and Bert for the time and dedication to our beloved hobby!

Tony

I echo Tony's comments completely. Model 1892's are a model I have had quite a bit of familiarity with. But even more now! It is satisfying to progressively be able to, "make sense" of the various variations and changes Winchester made over the years. Bert and Michael stand out as Winchester gurus who have enhanced my knowledge over what totals many years now.

Zebulon on Wanted: Obscure Model 70 (2006 era)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:44:49 +0000

I'd encourage anyone who can muster an open mind to look at the Winchester rifles coming out of New Haven after about 1967-68. I have two Model 70 rifles made in late 1980 - a 458 African and an XTR Magnum 375 Holland that are of excellent fit and finish.

Yes, they are both push feed actioned - like the Remington 700 and the Weatherby Mark V. But beautifully made.

The floor employees in New Haven still knew how to build fine guns when they were let. It's a shame to tar them with the 1964 brush, which really wasn't their fault.

twobit on WINCHESTER 1892 DELUXE TAKEDOWN ?

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:28:50 +0000

Tony. R said

Hear is one Michael, you dont have , one of my first purchases back in the late 70s
1892 rd/oct
short mag
takedown
receiver sight
2x wood straight grip
38wcf
858131
condition 95%

I did happen to have it listed already from an old auction catalog. Sounds like a nice rifle for sure. Winchester was making a lot of T/D's in that SN range.

Michael