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What exactly does "inside finish" mean on a Winchester?
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deerhunter
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November 17, 2024 - 1:10 am
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Never heard of this before.  Is it referring to bluing or case-coloring the internal parts of the receiver?  Or something else?

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/winchester-rifles-antique-lever/winchester-1876-deluxe-one-of-175-model-1876-with-quot-inside-finish-quot-.cfm?gun_id=102893121

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It is my understanding is that it was additional polishing of the internals making a smoother action with more attention paid to hand fitting the parts. 

But I could be wrong.

Maverick

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They took a little more time to polish the insides removing machining marks and would be finished the same as normal.

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Thanks guys.  Learned something new today.

Don

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