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December 29, 2023
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Looking at a Winchester 1892 deluxe checkered pistol grip takedown in 25/20 made in 1909. My question is on the left inside of the lower tang should it be marked with X’s for good wood used.
April 15, 2005
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Doc Lane said
Looking at a Winchester 1892 deluxe checkered pistol grip takedown in 25/20 made in 1909. My question is on the left inside of the lower tang should it be marked with X’s for good wood used.
Does it have H-pattern or I-pattern checkering? Winchester used what was referred to as “select” grain wood for the early production Take Down rifles, and they usually do not have an “X” or “XX” marked on the lower tang.
Bert
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December 29, 2023
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H pattern Bert. would Cody have any records being made in 1909?
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Doc Lane said
H pattern Bert. would Cody have any records being made in 1909?
Maybe, I have 2 rifles that letter in 1909.
April 15, 2005
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Doc Lane said
H pattern Bert. would Cody have any records being made in 1909?
Unfortunately, No they do not. The factory ledger records for the Model 1892 end at serial number 379999 (April 4th, 1907). Per the Polishing Room records, the year 1909 began with serial number 471653. While some earlier production serial numbers (pre 379999) may have been received in the warehouse in 1909, they are not 1909 guns.
Serial numbers 380000+ cannot be lettered.
Bert
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