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Appears to be a broken link or it was taken down.

 

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I just wonder if it’s the same gentleman I met at a show in November/or January, if it is he taught me that the width of the muzzle was the best way to make sure it hadn’t been cut down. Super nice guy  with a table full of really nice stuff. He even let me hold something he had stashed under the table,it was a musket and it’s pathetic that I can’t remember what it was. It was the kid in the candy store syndrome- trying to learn as much as possible while trying to retain more than 25%. 

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51 active listings on GI; not exactly an “amateur” gun-dealer, I’d say.

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I would really like to see the Winchester address roll marking on the barrel. Based on what I am seeing, somebody is either scary good at making a fake Trapper, or it is most likely the real thing.

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If I’m seeing the pictures correctly, both guns are in the letterable range.

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I believe the 17 inch carbine was in the 900000 range but can’t view either of the photos since both sold already.  Anyone here snatch them up?

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You’re right.  I looked at the serial number photos and I thought they both started with 3 but the 17″ has a much later upper tang mark.

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I think it’s a very good restoration and not original. My two cents..

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So it drove me crazy all day, so I got home and thumbed through some old WACA magazines and sure enough, I found a picture of the gentleman with the listings( at least I believe it to be) it is the guy I talked to recently and having never been to Cody(which is what show this picture is from) someone might recognize him

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They haven’t sold and are still on GI. The 17″ looks like its 927912

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They haven’t sold and are still on GI. The 17″ looks like its 927912

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Bob,

I get the message that they are both sold ?  Is there an option to view or search completed listings ?

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Bert,

I’m just clicking on the links above. It takes me right to them.

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1873man said
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I’m just clicking on the links above. It takes me right to them.

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I can find the un-sold 16″, but not the sold 17″, & no way to search “sold” that I can find.

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1873man said
I click on the 17″ link and it takes me to it.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/winchester-rifles-lever-pre-64/very-rare-quot-17-model-1894-trapper.cfm?gun_id=101444796

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You must have the secret password–“listing not found” is what I get.  Anybody else?

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Here is a copy of the serial number.

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Can anyone make out the first number of the serial number?  I can’t.  This gun scares me. I want to say the bluing on the receiver looks too thick?

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Chuck said
Can anyone make out the first number of the serial number?  I can’t.  This gun scares me. I want to say the bluing on the receiver looks too thick?  

Looks like serial number 927912 to me.  That would make it consistent with the upper tang marking.

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