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by Tom Richardson @, Clarksville, Arkansas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 11:22 (849 days ago)

[image].

Model of 1905 hand eject 32-20 serial number puts it around 1938-1939.

Purty!

by Hoot @, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 11:42 (849 days ago) @ Tom Richardson

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by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 12:35 (849 days ago) @ Tom Richardson

Nice quilt! Did you do that?

;-)

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by Paul ⌂, Friday, May 27, 2022, 07:34 (847 days ago) @ JimT

Surprised it's not a quilted onion sack.


:-D

Barrel marking question.

by Andrew @, Bloomington, IN, Thursday, May 26, 2022, 20:57 (848 days ago) @ Tom Richardson

Not trying to throw shade but shouldn't it be marked 32WCF instead of 32-20? Wonder if it was rebarreled somewhere in it's long life.

Barrel marking question.

by JT, Thursday, May 26, 2022, 22:40 (848 days ago) @ Andrew

NO. S&W MARKED THEM .32-20

Barrel marking question.

by Tom Richardson @, Clarksville, Arkansas, Thursday, May 26, 2022, 22:52 (848 days ago) @ JT

Thanks John. You saved me from double checking my remembrance.

Barrel marking question.

by Paul ⌂, Friday, May 27, 2022, 07:38 (847 days ago) @ Andrew

Back then most manufacturers didn't want someone else's brand on their firearm. So 32 Winchester Center Fire (WCF) would have been highly undesirable to the folks at S$W. Remington didn't mark their rifles as 22 WMR and Marlin didn't mark their rifles as 30 WCF or 25 WCF, etc.

My own.....

by RayLee, Friday, May 27, 2022, 08:12 (847 days ago) @ Andrew
edited by RayLee, Friday, May 27, 2022, 08:18

rather freckled pre-heat treatment era (1917?) example is stamped {.32 W.C.F. ctg.} bracketed in symbols that my keyboard cannot replicate. Somewhat like three sided asterisks of sorts.

MY SMALLBORE BOOK IS BEING EDITED AND ...

by JT, Friday, May 27, 2022, 09:45 (847 days ago) @ RayLee

I PULLED UP PICTURES OF OLDER COLT AND SMITH DA .32s, BOTH ARE MARKED .32 WCF OR WINCHESTER. SO NOT A LOT OF CONSISTENCY

I look forward to seeing...

by Glen, Friday, May 27, 2022, 14:50 (847 days ago) @ JT

...that one in print JT! I am a big fan of .32s!

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