Tell me about this Win. S. L.
I thought I might try this here to see what I get,...it usually works pretty good.
I just got a Win. S. L. that I wanna keep, cause the condition is so good....... Model 1907 in .351 cal.
Want to know a few things thats hard to find out. None of my people here have been able to say much.
The back tang is drilled and tapped with a flip-up Lyman peep, just like 1905 pictures show. The foreward finger push rod is a plain button, like a 1905. (Not a big piece of curled iron.)
The take-down screw at rec. rear is knurled, like a 1905, and not screwdriver slotted.
The rec. is not brite blue, like the bbl, trigger guard, etc....but a clean aluminum slate-gray-like.
I've only been able to compare it to 6 digit samples. This one is 24xxx.
Can anybody please add anything, or, their thoughts to this? Namely, is it because it may be a bit early?....and especially, whats with that receiver finish?
Bob
I just got a Win. S. L. that I wanna keep, cause the condition is so good....... Model 1907 in .351 cal.
Want to know a few things thats hard to find out. None of my people here have been able to say much.
The back tang is drilled and tapped with a flip-up Lyman peep, just like 1905 pictures show. The foreward finger push rod is a plain button, like a 1905. (Not a big piece of curled iron.)
The take-down screw at rec. rear is knurled, like a 1905, and not screwdriver slotted.
The rec. is not brite blue, like the bbl, trigger guard, etc....but a clean aluminum slate-gray-like.
I've only been able to compare it to 6 digit samples. This one is 24xxx.
Can anybody please add anything, or, their thoughts to this? Namely, is it because it may be a bit early?....and especially, whats with that receiver finish?
Bob
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These are my thoughts on your question. Please continue to research your gun through other sources. Your .351 was probably made in 1911. My references say the last '07 made in 1910 was number 24,014. In 1910 there were 3,523 Model 1907s made and in 1911 2,293 were made. Winchester back before '64 used slow rust blue on many of their guns. Very attractive to the eye IMHO. But, the rust blue on WSLs always seemed kind of "thin" to me. This may not be true and these guns may just have been used and carried a bunch and this may be why the blue was worn off. But I seem to see alot of WSLs with no blue left on the receiver while decent amounts of bluing remains on the barrel and bands. Ammo seems to run about one dollar per round when you can find it. If I find ammo less than $1 per round, I usually buy it if I have the money. Most .351, except late manufacture Dominion (Canadian) brand ammo (take everything I say with a grain, check it out yourself), came in 50 round boxes. They quit making .351 back in the 60s... then Winchester made a bunch in the late 70s and the major ammo manufacturers haven't made any .351 for a long time. I usually find my ammo in small town hardware stores where it's been sitting on the shelf for decades. Cool gun, hard to reload for because of the bullet situation. Try to find a mold and some dies and you're in business. I enjoyed mine. Only have a .401 now. 0 -
A lot of early guns were "case hardened", this is a beautiful multi colored finish. But it is really susceptible to sun light and handeling which turns it the slate grey that you describe. Case hardening is done by heating the metal with different carbon based materials. The most common of which was bone.
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I really do appreciate this guys,...thanks.
I really wouldn't think case hardening, as it is as smooth and featureless as you can get,...not the wavy slight color variations you normally associate with that.
Careful checking in the nooks and cranneys help support the slate-gray finish,....but, I'll listen to anything.
Bob0
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