To: Fresh Wind
If that rifle is 132 years old, then all “1911” guns are 107 years old. Got it. The upper tang "Model of 1873" stamping does indicate an early production gun - definitely pre-1900 (Winchester made them until the 1920s). Later production guns had changes to the markings, adding the Winchester name to the tang below the model number.
49 posted on
07/22/2018 8:21:16 PM PDT by
Charles Martel
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To: Charles Martel; deport
Yes, I missed that vital clue. Sorry. But my underlying point was that there are plenty of clueless people out there who really do equate the model date with the manufacture date.
58 posted on
07/23/2018 3:28:53 AM PDT by
Fresh Wind
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