Win. Trapper 16"

Gene248

May 08, 2013 21:03

Was there a problem in the early 80's with the blue on these Trappers? Every one I see has blemishes ( missing blue and light rust ) in the blue in about the same place on the receiver. Seems like most is on the right side too.
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  tsr1965

  May 09, 2013 03:08

  That wear pattern is characteristic of any Winchester 94/1894, or 92/1892. It only takes a couple years of hard carrying in the field, and not wiping it off, to get to that stage. The precise posistion, would relate to the most common place/way, most of them are carried...with the hand wrapped around the reciever. Most of the wear on the right side, would pertain to a right hander, and the left side, a left hander.
  
  That is why you see most of the vintage 94's/1894's, with little bluing left on the reciever.
  
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  Gene248

  May 09, 2013 08:36

  I understand that happens on the older rifles that have been used a lot but I am talking about the rifles that have seen very little use. I have seen 3-4 of these rifles that only have a few rounds through them. There is one NIB unfired on another auction that has been touched up because of this problem. Back in the early '80s I had one that was in the field twice and well cleaned after each use. Within a week, you could see an almost perfect finger print on the receiver.
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  rufe-snow

  May 09, 2013 09:02

  I never owned a post 64 Model 94. Because of that I don't know how accurate this is? Supposedly they were made of of a special wrought steel, that wouldn't take conventional blueing. The finish because of this, lacked the durability of normal blued carbon steel.

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  deerhide

  May 15, 2013 16:29

  The problem of poor finish on 'post 64' Winchesters, including shotguns is real. It doesn't take much in the way of a wet or salty environment and they 'freckle' badly. A local remedy is; sand them and spray paint them! and keep on shooting.

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