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March 6, 2011
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“14 in 44 WCF caliber and 41 in 38 WCF” That is interesting.
November 19, 2006
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twobit said
With a bit of time to kill this evening I dug into my data derived from the first 288,000 (almost) Model 1892 ledger entries. With regard to 12 inch barreled configurations, they were all SRC’s. There were 56 total of which 1 was in 25-20 WCF caliber, 14 in 44 WCF caliber and 41 in 38 WCF caliber. Any way that you slice it they are a rare configuration for sure.
I hope this helps
Michael
Thanks Michael!
That’s very interesting information. I would never dreamed they made 56 12 inch carbines. And of course, there were probably a few more beyond the #288,000 number and then some into the non-letterable range. Again, many more than I would have thought.
March 20, 2009
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steve004 said
twobit said
With a bit of time to kill this evening I dug into my data derived from the first 288,000 (almost) Model 1892 ledger entries. With regard to 12 inch barreled configurations, they were all SRC’s. There were 56 total of which 1 was in 25-20 WCF caliber, 14 in 44 WCF caliber and 41 in 38 WCF caliber. Any way that you slice it they are a rare configuration for sure.
I hope this helps
Michael
Thanks Michael!
That’s very interesting information. I would never dreamed they made 56 12 inch carbines. And of course, there were probably a few more beyond the #288,000 number and then some into the non-letterable range. Again, many more than I would have thought.
I have found 5 additional 12 inch SRC’s while doing my survey that are above SN 288000. 2 of those are in 38 WCF and the other 3 are 44 WCF. Yes, there were more made than people think.
Michael
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March 6, 2011
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A strange configuration indeed. If you wanted a compact rifle a 14″ would make more sense. Hold a round or 2 more, better sighting radius, very little larger. After all, you are not going to put it in your pocket.
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