Winchester 1890?

SP45

September 11, 2016 16:11

Did they ever make this gun with barrel marked for 22 short only. Serial number dates to 1895. #55XXX

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  SP45

  September 11, 2016 16:11

  Barrel marked model 90, round barrel, 22 WRF, crescent butt, matching serial numbers. Serial number 533100. Can someone tell me what this is.

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  charliemeyer007

  September 11, 2016 16:36

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1890
  
  Ammo is around but not cheap.

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  SP45

  September 11, 2016 16:45

  Read that. Unless the gun was rebarreled the markings are ten years out of date. I also can't find any reference to a round barrel on a 1890 only octogon.

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  Bert H.

  September 12, 2016 04:11

  How long is the barrel... 24-inches, or 23-inches ?
  
  Does it have a "P" in a circle on the top rear part of the barrel?

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  SP45

  September 12, 2016 04:13

  23, yes it does. I noticed it right away. Thought maybe it was sent back for a rebarrel.

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  Bert H.

  September 12, 2016 07:29

  OK... and just as I suspected, you have a very late production mail order replacement barrel. The barrel was originally destined to be used on a Model 62A (hence the 23-inch length), but instead, it was marked & used as a Model 90 mail order item. If you inspect the bottom of the barrel (near the receiver frame), you should find a 2-digit year number that will tell you when the barrel was made.
  
  Model 1890 serial number 533100 was manufactured in February of 1914, approximately 30-years before the barrel was manufactured.

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  SP45

  September 13, 2016 10:01

  Thanks Bert it makes sense now. I had never seen a barrel like that and the proof marks were different. It also explains the mint bore.

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