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March 25, 2015
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Gentlemen,
I’m trying to become more educated, and I couldn’t find any reference to this on the Forum. Is the “WRA” stamp on the receiver of the
pictured Model 1892 of any significance? It’s a lousy photo and a bit hard to see, but it’s there. It’s where the serial number should be……
Thanks,
Tom
April 15, 2005
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Tom,
Your picture did not load correctly, please try it again.
I suspect that the marking you are asking about is actually “WRACO”. Try searching for that parameter (we have had a few different discussions about that marking in the past).
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
March 25, 2015
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Interesting Bert. I can see the photo in the original post. Let’s try again:
March 25, 2015
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And……..I re-searched using “WRACO Marking” and found what I was after.
Thanks Bert.
April 30, 2023
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pics don’t work for me either (neither of them)….
March 20, 2009
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tsbccut said
Gentlemen,
I’m trying to become more educated, and I couldn’t find any reference to this on the Forum. Is the “WRA” stamp on the receiver of the
pictured Model 1892 of any significance? It’s a lousy photo and a bit hard to see, but it’s there. It’s where the serial number should be……
Thanks,
Tom
Hello Tom,
Your rifle does appears to differ slightly from most Winchester that have a similar stamp on the underside of the receiver where the serial number would typically be found. On others the “background area” has a stippled imprint and then the WRACO stamp applied over that as shown in the attached images. There is no confirmed explanation for why these guns are marked as such and several theories are proposed. To me they have holes in them that do not make much sense. This is one of the items that I am trying to research in my spare time.
Can you please send me more detailed photos of the WRA stamp, the upper tang just below the hammer, and the stamped writing on the barrel.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
March 25, 2015
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twobit said
tsbccut said
Gentlemen,
I’m trying to become more educated, and I couldn’t find any reference to this on the Forum. Is the “WRA” stamp on the receiver of the
pictured Model 1892 of any significance? It’s a lousy photo and a bit hard to see, but it’s there. It’s where the serial number should be……
Thanks,
Tom
Hello Tom,
Your rifle does appears to differ slightly from most Winchester that have a similar stamp on the underside of the receiver where the serial number would typically be found. On others the “background area” has a stippled imprint and then the WRACO stamp applied over that as shown in the attached images. There is no confirmed explanation for why these guns are marked as such and several theories are proposed. To me they have holes in them that do not make much sense. This is one of the items that I am trying to research in my spare time.
Can you please send me more detailed photos of the WRA stamp, the upper tang just below the hammer, and the stamped writing on the barrel.
Michael
Sorry Michael, but it’s not my rifle. I came across it on the Guns International site. Item number is 103483425
Regards,
Tom
March 20, 2009
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tsbccut said
Sorry Michael, but it’s not my rifle. I came across it on the Guns International site. Item number is 103483425
Regards,
Tom
That is a help. I found it.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
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