Avatar
Search
Forum Scope




Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
Lost password?
sp_Feed sp_PrintTopic sp_TopicIcon
1894 Winchester casehard
Avatar
86Win
Member
WACA Member
Forum Posts: 322
Member Since:
March 15, 2020
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
1
December 26, 2024 - 5:35 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

Would an 1894 Winchester SN 876775 have a casehard hammer and bolt? I have bad eyes. Don

Avatar
Bert H.
Kingston, WA
Admin
Forum Posts: 13099
Member Since:
April 15, 2005
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
2
December 26, 2024 - 7:16 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

No, it should not.  The hammer and levers were case color finished (the bolts were blued) through 1914, and then blued thereafter.  S/N 876775 was manufactured in May 1918.

Bert

WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
High-walls-1-002-C-reduced2.jpg

Forum Timezone: UTC 0
Most Users Ever Online: 4920
Currently Online: Chuck, Byron Russell, Ben, [email protected], Heather, M64lvr
Guest(s) 475
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
clarence: 7119
TXGunNut: 6567
Chuck: 5942
steve004: 5237
1873man: 4716
deerhunter: 2717
Big Larry: 2567
twobit: 2513
mrcvs: 2216
Maverick: 2043
Newest Members:
tourman40
rifleman
Surfertim
6564yankees
Fox Creek
kellswater
Gary
Harper 1886
Plmggod
Doncarp
Forum Stats:
Groups: 1
Forums: 18
Topics: 14883
Posts: 133408

 

Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 2057
Members: 10111
Moderators: 3
Admins: 4
Administrators: Mike Hager, Bert H., JWA, SethJ
Moderators: Rob Kassab, Brad Dunbar, Heather
Navigation