sentinel89
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Good afternoon,
A friend of mine who's wife wanted his friearms out of the house just sold me a Winchester Model 1892 in .38 WCF (38-40?) for $250. He sold it to me because I am a shooter and a product designer for a local firearms manufacterer, but I am far from a expert on old firearms.
It has a full length magazine tube, flip-up rear sight, saddle ring and what appears to be a brass front sight. The reciever is nearly completely silver on the right side, top and bottom. The lever is the same and the left side of receiver has a little blueing left, mainly around the saddle ring, but there is a semi '8' pattern where the saddle ring wore through the bluing. The barrel retains musch of it's original bluing with no rust or pitting. There are a few scratches in the barrel bluing, but they do not go into the metal. The mag tube is the same but no scratches. The bore is shiny and rifling is strong. The wood has dings and scratches but no cracks and has flecks of varnish here and there. There is little bluing on the barrel bands. The screws on the left side of the receiver are buggered up a bit, right side are perfect. Overall, I guess I'd rate it about 65%.
I have some questions if you don't mind. First is date of manufacture - serial number is 6130XX. I think this is a 1910-1911 range but wanted to be sure. Second is value - was this any kind of a bargain?
It will make a nice addition to my collection and will look good next to the Marlin model 39 I also picked up from the same guy.
Thanks for your time and have an excellent weekend. Your insight and knowledge is greatly appreciated.
A friend of mine who's wife wanted his friearms out of the house just sold me a Winchester Model 1892 in .38 WCF (38-40?) for $250. He sold it to me because I am a shooter and a product designer for a local firearms manufacterer, but I am far from a expert on old firearms.
It has a full length magazine tube, flip-up rear sight, saddle ring and what appears to be a brass front sight. The reciever is nearly completely silver on the right side, top and bottom. The lever is the same and the left side of receiver has a little blueing left, mainly around the saddle ring, but there is a semi '8' pattern where the saddle ring wore through the bluing. The barrel retains musch of it's original bluing with no rust or pitting. There are a few scratches in the barrel bluing, but they do not go into the metal. The mag tube is the same but no scratches. The bore is shiny and rifling is strong. The wood has dings and scratches but no cracks and has flecks of varnish here and there. There is little bluing on the barrel bands. The screws on the left side of the receiver are buggered up a bit, right side are perfect. Overall, I guess I'd rate it about 65%.
I have some questions if you don't mind. First is date of manufacture - serial number is 6130XX. I think this is a 1910-1911 range but wanted to be sure. Second is value - was this any kind of a bargain?
It will make a nice addition to my collection and will look good next to the Marlin model 39 I also picked up from the same guy.
Thanks for your time and have an excellent weekend. Your insight and knowledge is greatly appreciated.