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July 8, 2012
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On model 92 saddle ring carbines, were all barrel band screws put in from the left side (head on left side of forearm)? If the screws are put in from the right, should I assume this was not done at the factory? Was there a standard? I’m referring to 1920 vintage.
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Al
May 2, 2009
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Al,
Yes there is a standard, heads should be on the left side.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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July 8, 2012
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thanks Bob. The reason I ask is that I saw a very high condition model 92 SRC 1920 vintage with the barrel band screw heads on the right hand side. The gun looks to be all original.
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tionesta1 said
thanks Bob. The reason I ask is that I saw a very high condition model 92 SRC 1920 vintage with the barrel band screw heads on the right hand side. The gun looks to be all original.
It wasn’t.
Bert
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July 8, 2012
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thanks Bert
December 1, 2012
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Years ago I acquired a pre-64 Model 94 30-30 carbine that was in fairly good condition, except that it needed a good disassembling and cleaning. The most obvious problem was dried oil and dirt that caked between the magazine and barrel so’s you couldn’t see daylight between them. I took it all apart except for the barrel and sights, as well as the buttplate. That was in the days before ultrasonic cleaners, so I soaked all the parts in brake parts cleaner.
Once everything was soaked clean and the old grime carded off the internal and external parts, I put everything back together. I would say that the gun was still completely original (minus the grime), but for years that carbine had the barrel band screws inserted from the right hand side. I had meticulously followed the instructions in my 1972 edition of the NRA Firearms Assembly I volume, which has an exploded view of the Winchester Model 94 Carbine and clearly shows (incorrectly) that the barrel band screws are inserted from the right. I had merely reassembled the carbine with the bands on backwards, as in the schematic, but it was still 100% original.
Just MHO.
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March 20, 2009
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Hello Al,
Definitely left sided. Can you fill in any more details, SN?, so I can add it to my survey?
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
July 8, 2012
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twobit said
Hello Al,
Definitely left sided. Can you fill in any more details, SN?, so I can add it to my survey?
Michael
Michael,
I don’t know the entire serial number. I sent you a PM with the link to the web site that I found it on. It only lists a partial serial number.
Al
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