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Thoughts on this "Winchester" pistol
shootuadeal
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I would think if this were real it would be in a museum. My guess is its something someone made up. What do you think?(yes, I'm aware of the legalities involved with what I assume this is)
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Looks like someone made it out of a model 67. Don
LOL! Looks to have been highly Bubbafied!
Wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole.
If this is homemade, which it looks like, then it is what is called a firearm made from a rifle. Although it is not a short barreled rifle, it is still falls under the prevue of the NFA.
Winchester's records are preserved in Cody, so there should be a least a minimal amount of documentation. I see nothing on paper which supports the seller's claims.
I have no idea on this gun but I have run into some strange things lurking in old gun shops in Mass. and Conn. Guns made up from parts that were never catalogued, and parts from manufacturers that were never meant to be sold.
Blank in the dovetail sight is a nice touch .
If you read the listing carefully they do not state it was actually made by Winchester. If it was Winchester there would have been at least a proof mark on the barrel. It looks better than the one that was discussed on here a year or two ago but I still bet it is not a Winchester prototype. Perhaps a prototype using a Winchester action but no way of knowing who made it. Bob
Speaking of Cody, Mark, I visited the museum years ago whenever the year the Yellowstone fire was raging. The museum is overpowering. I spent about 4 hours there and could have spent 2 days to see everything. Also, I could see and smell the smoke all the way to SD. I was headed to Sturgis again.
A gunsmith's project gun. It is a pistol made from a rifle, which is a no-no, even as a single shot.
I saw a pistol made from a Model 62a action and it looked far more professional than this, but it was still a pistol made from a rifle and was subject to BATF rules.
I made something similar back in the early 60's to shoot pigeons up in the barn loft and rats in the corn crib, I was an innovator too but mine looked better than this crap 😀
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
I can't believe he's a licensed FFL. I GOOGLED the sellers name from the auction. It comes up as a legitimate firearms business in Oregon. This guy or gal running the business must be nuts. The feds could use this piece of home made crap, to shut them down.
I don't know how they got their hands on it. But if it was me. I would have thrown it, and the person bringing it in. Into the closest garbage can. Not trying to peddle it on the internet, for everybody and their BIL to see. Maybe the Chinese CRUD, has destroyed their grey matter?
Agreed.
I ran across one very smiliar a few years back made out of a 67. The old lady got it from a relative many years before. Told her it was not legal to own (and why) then walked away from it. Amazing how much trouble a single shot .22 can get you in.
Most likely a correct Winchester piece. The reference books show a single shot pistol. Pricey to.
I've seen at least a dozen of these "prototypes" all made on a Winchester Model 1902 action, and selling for big money on the auctions. No two look alike.
What I haven't seen, (and it may exist), is documentation that Winchester made them.
Info I found sorta implied that no two were alike
IMO, not a chance, you can just tell. $105 for a "proto", tells the story.
Burt would be the one who knows. He research's at Cody every year. And is very knowledgeable about historical Winchester stuff. Like to see on what his input would be, regarding these "Winchester Pistols".
I mean like just look at it. If that's a proto Winchester, look at the "grip" screw, that's priceless. 🙄
It's at $651, maybe I should try my hand at making a few.
Yeah, that'll cover about 15 minutes of your high priced lawyer.😁 Bob
I have had a few of something looking like that brought to me by local PD to be cut in half. Not worth going to jail or loosing my license.
Well it did go for 666.....that should say something!
Someones going to be in for an awakening..................😀
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
I'd be pretty crabby if I was the transfer dealer if this came in.
The final selling price says it all......(666). 😯
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee