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March 6, 2011
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I am looking at an 1894 15″ carbine made 1928. It has a letter stating that Trapper 1894s were made in the serial number range 1020000 to 1075000. Is that a correct range? I had not heard it before.
August 27, 2014
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No, that statement isn’t correct.
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March 6, 2011
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The information is from The Colt and Winchester International Investors Exchange.
April 15, 2005
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wolfbait said
I am looking at an 1894 15″ carbine made 1928. It has a letter stating that Trapper 1894s were made in the serial number range 1020000 to 1075000. Is that a correct range? I had not heard it before.
Yes, it is a correct serial number range. I have documented (86) Model 94 Trapper Carbines in the 1020000 – 1090560 serial number range, with the last Trapper 1090569 (a 14-inch 30 WCF) being manufactured on June 12th, 1933.
Bert
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April 15, 2005
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Tedk said
No, that statement isn’t correct.
Actually it is correct.
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August 27, 2014
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Bert, interpreted the post to mean that M894 Trapper Carbines were only made in that specific S/N range. There were no M1894 Trapper Carbines made out of that S/N range?
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Tedk said
Bert, interpreted the post to mean that M894 Trapper Carbines were only made in that specific S/N range. There were no M1894 Trapper Carbines made out of that S/N range?
Ahhh… I can see how that could be interpreted. My apologies.
Model 1894/94 15-inch Trappers are found in the 20124 – 1090460 serial number range. The 16-inch variation was found as late as 1330740 (April 1942).
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Did most Trappers have short fore end wood and different rear sight dovetail location?
April 15, 2005
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wolfbait said
Did most Trappers have short fore end wood and different rear sight dovetail location?
Yes, nearly all of them had short forend stocks. There were a small number of 18″ Trappers that had standard length forends. I do not know the answer to the second question, but I suspect that it was the case.
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