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oldcrankyyankee
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November 7, 2023 - 10:41 pm
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What year did Winchester stop using the widow peak butt plates on 1886’s

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Based on my research survey for the Model 1894, the widows peak on both the steel and hard rubber Shotgun butt plates was eliminated in June 1915.  I suspect that it was the same for all other models in production at that time.

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Ok thank you.

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