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scoped 1894 winchester
94buff
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Hi, is there any chance the 1894 polishing room records have any serial number's for the FOUR rifles listed as factory scoped, I may or may not have come across one and I'm hoping for some help.....this gun was tapped differently than I've ever seen. ( one extra screw front left side middle receiver) and a real small dovetail added behind the front site it is also a fairly early gun?!
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The polishing records contain no final configuration information.
Is the scope contemporary to a "fairly early gun"?? Not a lot of scopes around in that early era...
That stated, based on your description of how the scope was attached, I seriously doubt that the rifle you have found is one of them that was factory scoped.
The rear mounts for these scopes had a vertical slot in which the telescope ring slides, and it was clamped by a large knurled head. A base piece was screwed to the barrel or fitted to the sight slot, and to this the angle piece is secured by a capstan screw, that allowed for a side adjustment. Reference Nick Stroebel's book, "Old Rifle Scopes."
Further, I inquired to Bert a few years ago about a Scoped Model 1890 Winchester that a fellow had posted a picture of online. I believe this picture is representative of the John W. Sidle scope that I bought, and is quite likely similar to the larger No. 18 as I have just addressed. Here is the link to the rifle in question that I would have just loved to have been able to purchase:
http://www.gunvaluesboard.com/winchester-1890-22wrf-w/scope-20417426.html
James