I need some help in identifying a Winchester!!

dreher

August 12, 2023 01:39

It is a 22 short, Patent 1878, falling block Winchester rifle. Also marked Reg. US Patent Off & FGN. Overall length is 43 3/4 inches, heavy target type barrel is 27 inches long. The stock is almost a full length stock coming within 3 1/2 inches to the end of the barrel and has a metal piece over the end of the stock on the barrel end and a metal piece on the buttstock end of the stock. I'm blanking on the correct term. Aren't the results of a stroke fun!!😕

It is marked U S behind hammer and has a serial?? number of 134270.

It has a target type peep sight with a very fine hole in the peep sight.

Overall condition is very, very nice, both metal and wood.

I thought I knew most any rifle Winchester ever made but I've never seen one like this. The heavy target barrel, the very long stock and the peep sight give this rifle a look I've never seen before.

I can swap for this rifle at a real good swap, at least for me. I've already decided I'll do the swap.

So what is this Winchester rifle I'm getting set to swap for??

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  forgemonkey

  August 12, 2023 02:27

  If it looks like this, it’s a US marked 1885 training rife in .22 short ,,,,,

  
  

  

  
  

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  dreher

  August 12, 2023 02:36

  It looks like that but it's marked 1878??

  Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to bed I go!!

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  wundudnee

  August 12, 2023 02:40

  It"s a Winder musket. Made as a training rifle for the military. Most of them have been reamed so they can shoot Long Rifle cartridges. Fun gun, not always the most accurate. They run from approximately $900.00-$1,200.00 depending on condition. Probably good info on Google.

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