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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 (913 days ago) @ Tom Richardson
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by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 12:35 (913 days ago) @ Tom Richardson
Nice quilt! Did you do that?
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by Paul , Friday, May 27, 2022, 07:34 (911 days ago) @ JimT
Surprised it's not a quilted onion sack.
Barrel marking question.
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Thursday, May 26, 2022, 20:57 (912 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 (912 days ago) @ Andrew
NO. S&W MARKED THEM .32-20
Barrel marking question.
by Tom Richardson , Clarksville, Arkansas, Thursday, May 26, 2022, 22:52 (912 days ago) @ JT
Thanks John. You saved me from double checking my remembrance.
Barrel marking question.
by Paul , Friday, May 27, 2022, 07:38 (911 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 (911 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 (911 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 (911 days ago) @ JT
...that one in print JT! I am a big fan of .32s!