The 1892 with the 1897 cartouche referred to above was an 1896 in aspects save the cleaning rod.1896 1892.jpg1896 1892 a1.jpg1896 1892 a2.jpg1892 1896 a3.jpg
I took it to be fakery and will be happy to be proven wrong
The 1892 with the 1897 cartouche referred to above was an 1896 in aspects save the cleaning rod.1896 1892.jpg1896 1892 a1.jpg1896 1892 a2.jpg1892 1896 a3.jpg
I took it to be fakery and will be happy to be proven wrong
Last edited by Mark Daiute; 05-08-2017 at 06:45.
"A man with a tractor and a chain saw has no excuses, nor does he need any"
Me. "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" Emerson "Consistency is the darling of those that stack wood or cast bullets" Me.
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Last edited by Mark Daiute; 05-08-2017 at 06:46.
"A man with a tractor and a chain saw has no excuses, nor does he need any"
Me. "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" Emerson "Consistency is the darling of those that stack wood or cast bullets" Me.
Pictures provided don't show the crucial areas (upper band from front, muzzle, lower end of rod groove with band pulled forward, etc.) Clearly it is a thin wrist stock, but with a 96 bolt, though apparently the receiver has not been notched- at least it seems to have a flat extractor.
Last edited by Dick Hosmer; 05-08-2017 at 08:20.
Dick, I thought the I could see a hold open pin on the extractor as well as a notch in the receiver.
Regards,
Mark
"A man with a tractor and a chain saw has no excuses, nor does he need any"
Me. "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" Emerson "Consistency is the darling of those that stack wood or cast bullets" Me.
You're absolutely right, what looks like a carpet nub at first glance, actually IS the pin lug. My bad.
I have a rifle with unaltered metal in a converted stock. Doug Rainbow had a similar rifle so they exist. If you put that metal in an 1897 dated stock I guess you could create that rifle (except for the rod cuts in the butt)?
Good looking rifle!