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I just came into a trio of old winchesters that have been in the family a while. None of em are true collectors. 2 of them I am certain are refinished and the other has been used for its original intended purposes.
First is an 1880 44-40 that my was left to my grandfather by an old rancher who my grandfather let water his cows on their place during the 30s. When the gentleman passed away many years later, he left the rifle to my grandfather in his will. I imagine it has been refinished at some point or at the very least had the finish messed with. My uncle tells me it is in the condition my grandfather received it in.
The 2nd is an old 32-20 from 1888. This gun was refinished a long time ago and I have no idea on where my grandfather or uncle acquired it. I can remember shooting it just messing around with my cousins when we were kids. Half cock didn’t work then and I couldn’t get it to work when I first received it. Upon disassembling it, I learned from Bob that it has a set trigger hammer in it. It also had a wood screw in place of the top tang screw which explains why the stock has always been loose. I corrected that with an extra tang screw I had laying around and the wood is now perfectly tight. I may look into replacing the hammer at some point, but for now it works for my purposes and is as much fun to shoot as it was a great many years ago in my youth.
The 3rd recent arrival is a 1892 in 1914 in 32-20 and as I said it has been around the block. It was a house warming gift given to my great grandparents when they moved into the old ranch house outside Brady Tx. The butt stock is poorly fitting and the magazine tube has a dent in it. But the thing is beyond slick and functions flawlessly. I know the caliber marking is correct with it being on the side of the octagon barrel, but I am not certain what to make of the lettering being on the same row and not the top of the barrel. Anyway, some interesting old guns I have managed to rescue from my cousins attempts to sell them outright.
44- 40
The first 44 73 still has no pictures. The 32 cal 73 looks like you said. Looks like you got some good shooters there.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Hello,
I have been to Brady, TX a few times. I fish the Llano River out around Mason and have been to San Angelo a few times. It’s a bit quieter around there than here in Houston!! The 1892 looks correct just sell used as you mentioned. Can I get the serial number of it so that I can add it into my research survey? And at that point I may be able to give a few more details about it and answer any further question which you may have.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
Pictures of the 44 are showing up now.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
All of them have the configuration I like and I certainly would not part with them. Congratulations!
Hello,
Thanks for the SN on the 1892. It corresponds to production from 1914. By this point in time it is correct for both the caliber stamp and the barrel address to be located on the left flat of the barrel.
Are you REAL certain that that rifle was a house warming gift to your grandparents? It was listed on Gunbroker.com out of Ann Arbor, Michigan during July of last summer.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
Yes. A.) Its recorded in my copy of my grandfather’s gun log by that serial number. B) My cousin complaining about it getting returned complaining about it returned to the guy he has it consigned with is how I found out he was trying to sell it. It never occurred to him to offer it to family.
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