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 Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 11:59 AM
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Finally completed my quest for an example of each 19th century Winchester levergun. From left to right: 1866, 1873, 1876, 1886, 1892, and 1894. Displayed on an original Winchester rifle rack with period ammunition and an original awning sign above. All of these rifles could have been on the rack in any late-19th century general store, as all these models were in production from 1894-1901 (when Winchester ceased making the 1866). 
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 12:31 PM
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 12:36 PM
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That is flippin awesome, very cool
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 01:13 PM
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 01:56 PM
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For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 02:00 PM
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Now that’s a neat collection.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 02:04 PM
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That's a good start.
I like that display.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 02:11 PM
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are you north or south of 10K on that collection ?  Congrats MO
 MY BACKYARD , 20,000 ACRES , NO MOWING
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 02:19 PM
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1866 - .44 Rimfire 1873 - .32-20 1876 - .45-60 1886 - .40-82 1892 - .25-20 1894 - .30 WCF (later .30-30) In the “double number” calibers, the first number is the bullet diameter and the second is the powder amount in grains. The Europeans still use a similar system of caliber nomenclature (with metric measurements of course), but American caliber names went in several different directions after the turn of the 20th century - often for branding/marketing reasons.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 02:21 PM
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are you north or south of 10K on that collection ? Congrats MO I’m actually in denial about all that.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 02:24 PM
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That is flippin awesome, very cool Now that’s a neat collection.
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 02:46 PM
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are you north or south of 10K on that collection ? Congrats MO I’m actually in denial about all that. Worth every penny you paid for them. Now you need the Winchester Bear Dog Lithograph to finish it out.
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05/02/18 03:00 PM
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are you north or south of 10K on that collection ? Congrats MO I’m actually in denial about all that. Worth every penny you paid for them. Now you need the Winchester Bear Dog Lithograph to finish it out. Funny you should mention that. I am a sheep guy, and the final piece in my quest is the 1904 poster pictured below. There was one in a recent auction, but apparently another guy wanted it more as he kept outbidding me until I “cried Uncle”. Hope to find another someday. 
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 03:18 PM
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Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 03:40 PM
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That is an incredible collection, NP.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 03:55 PM
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 04:00 PM
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are you north or south of 10K on that collection ? Congrats MO I’m actually in denial about all that. Worth every penny you paid for them. Now you need the Winchester Bear Dog Lithograph to finish it out. I will keep my eye out for that one and let you know. I am a Winchester guy and always on the hunt for anything Winchester. Funny you should mention that. I am a sheep guy, and the final piece in my quest is the 1904 poster pictured below. There was one in a recent auction, but apparently another guy wanted it more as he kept outbidding me until I “cried Uncle”. Hope to find another someday.
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05/02/18 04:09 PM
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Thanks Eyesofahunter! 
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 04:45 PM
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NP,
If you could have only one which would it be? I think I would have to go with the '73. Prettiest rifle ever made.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 04:49 PM
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NP,
If you could have only one which would it be? I think I would have to go with the '73. Prettiest rifle ever made. Yep, probably that one. It is the one that started me out on this project years ago when I traded a nice pre-64 Model 70 .375 H&H for a REALLY nice '73.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Old Winchester Leverguns
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05/02/18 05:11 PM
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NP,
If you could have only one which would it be? I think I would have to go with the '73. Prettiest rifle ever made. Yep, probably that one. It is the one that started me out on this project years ago when I traded a nice pre-64 Model 70 .375 H&H for a REALLY nice '73. In my opinion you came out way ahead on that trade but that Model 70 must have been one nice rifle too.
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