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I would still like to post some photos of my 1866 CF carbine if you would be interested and if someone can post them for me. This is a very interesting thread
May 2, 2009
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Marty
You can send them to me at the below address.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
May 2, 2009
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Marty, Here are the pictures.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Thanks Bob
Opinions on the carbine are always welcome. I also recently acquired an original complete RF bolt for the 66 and am tempted to reconvert if that’s the proper terminology . I am really not certain if the gun is factory CF or originally RF converted somewhere down the line like many others
Marty
December 9, 2002
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Bob,
Thanks for posting Marty’s 66 Carbine Pics.
Marty I was wondering what the serial number is as I’m having trouble making it out.
Thanks, 
Antonio
May 2, 2009
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Here are more of Marty’s 66 pictures.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
December 9, 2002
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MartyR said
Antonio The number is 127323
Marty, Thanks for that information.
Bob, Thanks for posting more pics of Marty’s 66.
Experts please refresh our memories as to what records are available on the Winchester Model 66.
As Bert was so kind in reminding all of us that Record we’re destroyed by Winchester to make room at the original Winchester Repeating Arms Co. and not destroyed by plant or Whse. fires as presumed by some over the years and some rumors abound.
Thanks,
Antonio
July 17, 2012
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Antonio said
Experts please refresh our memories as to what records are available on the Winchester Model 66.Thanks,
Antonio
Here is what the Cody Firearms Records Office has –
Model 1866
EARLY SERIAL NUMBERS: 32527, 35952, 36200, 96740, 96743, 96745, 103672, 104463, 104469, 104470, 107208, 107209, 109650, 109651, 112269, 112270, 112274, 119180, 119488, 119519, 119579, 119739, 120072, 120593, 120665, 121191, 121964, 124005, 124357, 124876, 124893, 124899
124995-170101 (W)
So there are Warehouse records available for serial number 127323.
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
May 2, 2009
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Here is the PDF from cody’s web site.
https://centerofthewest.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022_SerialNumberRangesALL.pdf
https://centerofthewest.org/explore/firearms/firearms-records/
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
JWA Thanks for the information I would need to have it checked out Guess they would have records of my serial number
Marty
July 17, 2012
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Glad to help,
Bob is the expert, I just beat him to the post by 30 seconds. 😉
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
I suppose the million dollar question now is, Since i do have an original RF bolt assembly, do I reconvert it if not original factory or leave as is? The finish matches pretty good as is.
June 4, 2017
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MartyR,
It looks like a quality conversion, leave it just the way it is. If you or it’s next owner want to shoot a 66 it’s a lot easier to make ammo. I have converted a few back to rim fire but I don’t think I would do that today. T/R
Thanks TR I do think I will leave it as is but also keep the RF bolt with it as a pair. As fate would have it a friend just told me he thinks he has a ew boxes of 44 S&W ammo I could have
I will let you know if anything from Cody brings up anything interesting on the carbine. Looking at the other early numbers listed, my 66 rifle is too early to have any records being # 20312 made in 1869
Thanks everyone for you help and a very interesting thread
Marty
December 9, 2002
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Bob and Jeff Thanks for your Records Links that you provided.
Extremely Valuable to Us All!
Tim I went back and re read Both of your articles in the W/C and very well put together and informative.
Thanks for the Reminder.
Antonio
the information on my carbine from Cody is:
Type carbine
received Dec 07, 1875
shipped April 14, 1877
so hung in the warehouse a few years
January 23, 2023
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Hi, I am new to the site and not sure how to use it. I need some advice about preserving a relic that was exposed to extream weather. Some of the stock has been deteriorating and the steel is badly rusted. I don’t need to make it better, but want to preserve what is there. It is on display in a case but needs care of some sort. Any advice would be helpful.
I attempted to upload picture, but could not. Therefore apacheyellowboy.com
Patrick
May 2, 2009
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Patrick,
You can send them to my email below and I will post them.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
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