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My Winchester 1892, which was made in 1909, has a number 21 and a number 42 stamped faintly on the bottom of the action immediately in front of the lever. Is this common and what does it designate? I have a few reference books and have never seen anything mentioning these markings… thanks

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Someone more knowledgeable will correct me if I am wrong but I believe those are inspectors marks, 

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The photo is blurry, so I can’t make them out clearly. But a number with a dash is a inspection mark and a number with a dot underneath is a assembly mark. These aren’t serial numbers and were used during the manufacturing process.

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