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06-16-2019,
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I believe you are right about the shell lifter. Actually, I think I misinterpreted the guy's caption on the picture of the cast shell lifter from...
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While I agree that the general change over from a forged and machined receiver to the cast receiver and matching parts had no transition, I have...
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I added a note to my original post to say that Winchester would not simply had thrown any old parts away, so any pre-64 inventory that was on hand or...
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According to this link the serial number cut off for post 64 starts with 2,700,000. Since 1963 ended with 2,586,000, they have a note that serial...
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Correct, and I have read also that due to lack of proper instruction, many of the soldiers not only over loaded the chambers, but also loaded the...
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This is one of the very few old daguerreotypes that appears to be of an unidentified man with a holstered Walker. The first time I saw this--with...
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Here's another suggestion to try if the other doesn't pan out. If it was done with a sharp pencil on cardboard, you might be able to do a rubbing...
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My new (old) 1873 Trapdoor Springfield manufactured in 1879 along with some original and some reproduction props. The rifle has a mint 9 out of 10...
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