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1894 "Spruce gun" at Cabelas
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deerhunter
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October 24, 2014 - 3:23 pm
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This serial number is noted in Bert’s list of Spruce guns as a “possible fake.”  Before I went to his list to verify the serial number, I was considering contacting Cabelas to have it transferred to a Cabelas nearby to take a look at.  What are the tell-tale signs of this being a fake?  Just looking for an education on these.

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http://www.cabelas.com/product/Gun-Library/Winchester-Rifles%7C/pc/103792680/c/103589280/Winchester-1894-SRC-Possibly-a-Spruce-Gun/1939586.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fwinchester-rifles%2F_%2FN-1103078%2B4294739500%2FNe-4294739500%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_103589280%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat103792680%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat103792680%3Bcat103589280

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October 26, 2014 - 2:43 am
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It’s the martial markings.  They just don’t look quite right.

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I am changing it to a definite fake on the Spruce Gun list. The flaming ordnance bomb is positively not correct. Additionally, the serial number is too early.

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I believe I have another alleged Spruce gun in my data list that has the same US and ordnance bomb marks.  Very suspect.

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