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While I was escaping the cold weather in Montana, I hit all the collectors shows I could find. I went to Las Vegas in January and Durant, Oklahoma in February and got a couple nice Model 1894’s in 25-35 and 32-40 in takedown configurations. I shot them both and they shoot great. I did even shoot a gopher yesterday with the 32-40…
Are they in the letterable range? If so, can you post existing letters or do you intend to get letters on these, which you can post?
mrcvs said
Are they in the letterable range? If so, can you post existing letters or do you intend to get letters on these, which you can post?
The 25-35 came with a yellow sheet and is correct right down to the sights.
Based on the look of the bluing on the lower rifle (32-40 ?) in your pictures, it appears to be a 1918 (or later) production Take Down Sporting Rifle. Please send me the s/n on that rifle.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Bert H. said
Based on the look of the bluing on the lower rifle (32-40 ?) in your pictures, it appears to be a 1918 (or later) production Take Down Sporting Rifle. Please send me the s/n on that rifle.Bert
The lever and hammer on the .32-40 appear to be case coloured. By 1918, weren’t theee blued?
mrcvs said
Bert H. said
Based on the look of the bluing on the lower rifle (32-40 ?) in your pictures, it appears to be a 1918 (or later) production Take Down Sporting Rifle. Please send me the s/n on that rifle.
Bert
The lever and hammer on the .32-40 appear to be case coloured. By 1918, weren’t theee blued?
Not necessarily. I have found Winchesters with cased levers. hammers, and breech blocks as late as 1919.
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Cool that they are both takedowns. If it were me, to have any chance of hitting that gopher, I would have needed to used the tang-sighted rifle.
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Nice scores! Good to see you in Durant. Did you find anything at that show?
Mike
I love the 25-35 with the plain walnut checkered pistol grip stock!
Now I’m wondering why I didn’t escape the cold Montana weather and go to a few out of state gun shows…
BRP
TXGunNut said
Nice scores! Good to see you in Durant. Did you find anything at that show?
Mike
I got the 32-40 in Durrant…
Bert H. said
Based on the look of the bluing on the lower rifle (32-40 ?) in your pictures, it appears to be a 1918 (or later) production Take Down Sporting Rifle. Please send me the s/n on that rifle.Bert
The serial number is 51xxxx, according to my book, it was made in 1910…
Shrapnel said
Bert H. said
Based on the look of the bluing on the lower rifle (32-40 ?) in your pictures, it appears to be a 1918 (or later) production Take Down Sporting Rifle. Please send me the s/n on that rifle.
Bert
The serial number is 51xxxx, according to my book, it was made in 1910…
Nice rifle!
Rick C
RickC said
Shrapnel said
Bert H. said
Based on the look of the bluing on the lower rifle (32-40 ?) in your pictures, it appears to be a 1918 (or later) production Take Down Sporting Rifle. Please send me the s/n on that rifle.
Bert
The serial number is 51xxxx, according to my book, it was made in 1910…
Nice rifle!
special order nickel steel to boot.. nice on a 32-40!
Jeremy Scott.
WACA LIFE MEMBER, CFM MEMBER, ABKA MEMBER, JSSC MEMBER, MNO HISTORIAN
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