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Winchester Model 1894 Spruce Gun collection
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Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve had an interest in collecting the Model 1894 Spruce Guns and memorabilia over the years.  I thought it might be of interest to the collecting community to share what I have gathered so far.  Much of it I have framed and hanging in my gun room, but were difficult to photograph since the items are behind glass.  For those of you that don’t know about the Spruce Guns, Rick Hill published an excellent article in the Summer 2005 edition of the Winchester Collector magazine pages 15-20 (link below).  Bert, I believe you already have both carbines in your survey, but in the case you don’t they are serial numbers 838422 and 849681.

https://winchestercollector.org/magazines/200506/16/

Don

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Don,

I do not have “818422” but do have 838422.

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Bert H. said
Don,

I do not have “818422” but do have 838422.

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Sorry Bert.  Listed the wrong serial number in my initial post.  SN 838422 is the correct one.

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Super nice collection of items Don, thanks for sharing with us. Must of been fun to track it all down. Learn something new everyday!

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deerhunter said

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Don,

I do not have “818422” but do have 838422.

Bert

  

Sorry Bert.  Listed the wrong serial number in my initial post.  SN 838422 is the correct one.

Don

  

Thanks for the update.

I currently have (290) of the Spruce Guns documented in the survey.  The survey grows by 4 – 6 new entries per year.

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That’s great Bert.  A little over 16% is a pretty decent chunk.  Any chance you could send me an updated list?  I would love to have one for my records.

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That’s great Bert.  A little over 16% is a pretty decent chunk.  Any chance you could send me an updated list?  I would love to have one for my records.

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Don

  

Check your email…

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Bert H. said

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That’s great Bert.  A little over 16% is a pretty decent chunk.  Any chance you could send me an updated list?  I would love to have one for my records.

Thanks,

Don

  

Check your email…

  

Thanks Bert.  Appreciate it!

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Super nice collection of items Don, thanks for sharing with us. Must of been fun to track it all down. Learn something new everyday!

Bob

  

Thanks Bob.  It did take quite a few years and a lot of looking to track all this stuff down.  But it’s the thrill of the hunt that makes this hobby fun and challenging, right? Cool pieces of history to display that not a lot of “normal people” even know about.

Don

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