December 31, 2010, 06:02 AM | #1 |
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strange Win 95
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got a strange break open single shot shotgun. The receiver of Winchester 1895 has been altered. Barrel octagonal for 1/3 length. Sorry, pics are too small. Anyone has an idea if it was factory made? |
December 31, 2010, 02:10 PM | #2 |
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That looks kinda like a Model 20. Weird stuff.
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December 31, 2010, 05:52 PM | #3 |
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How about a picture of the action? it looks interesting, but I think I can pretty well say nothing like that ever came out of the Winchester factory.
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December 31, 2010, 06:12 PM | #4 | |
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I think it may be a gun smith creation. I too never saw a Winchester model such as that. The other possibility is perhaps it was a prototype which was redesigned into a different looking/named model, basically an experimental gun which was never mass produced.
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December 31, 2010, 06:15 PM | #5 |
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I have to go along with WINCHESTER 73, I have studied old Winchesters for decades now and this is a real head scratcher.
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December 31, 2010, 06:58 PM | #6 |
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I say it is a gunsmith - or blacksmith - assembly of a busted Winchester into a functional even though minimum firearm.
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December 31, 2010, 10:32 PM | #7 |
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Not that late. I showed "Horsey" and Dan how to rework Lew Jenning's design.
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January 2, 2011, 06:26 AM | #9 |
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more on the strange gun
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I gave the gun to a friend. Next time I dissemble it and upload the photos. Maybe some of you guys can make something out of it. Interestingly enough it has a serial number. Another friend of mine took a dive into internet and found out the part with the serial number was made in 1914. I think it must be a local blacksmith creation. Wait until I put more and bigger pics on the net. Maybe somebody recognises which different guns' parts besides the WIN 95 were used. |
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