Material Type

Artifact

Date

1911

Materials

STEEL, WOOD

No. Pieces

1

Height

10

Length

92

Width

2.8

Description

WINCHESTER 22. CAL. PUMP RIFLE. RECEIVER CONTAINS BREECH BLOCK WHICH CONTAINS FIRING PIN AND EXTRACTOR. BREECH BLOCK COCKS HAMMER WHEN SLIDE IS PULLED ALONG LENGTH OF MAGAZINE TUBE. ON TOP OF BARREL IS OPEN V-SIGHT STAKED IN PLACE. AT END OF BARREL IS SIGHT POST. POST HAS "NOV. 4, 1802" STAMPED INTO IT. STAMPED INTO SIDE OF BARREL IS "MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A PAT. JUNE 26. 88. DEC. 6. 92. NOV. 27. 06. MAY 30. 1911. MODEL 1906". IN FRONT OF RECEIVER ON BARREL IS STAMPED "22 SHORT - LONG OR LONG RIFLE". IN FRONT OF RECEIVER ON TOP OF BARREL IS WINCHESTER STAMP WHICH HAS "W" WITH "P" INSIDE AN OVAL. ALSO ON TOP OF RECEIVER AT FRONT IS SAME STAMP. ON BOTTOM FRONT OF RECEIVER IS SERIAL NUMBER "250171 B" STAMPED. BEHIND TRIGGER GUARD IS SECOND TRIGGER GUARD "192740". ON FRONT OF RECEIVER ARE SMALL STAMPS OF WHICH ONLY A SMALL TRIANGLE AND "44" IS LEGIBLE. BEHIND HAMMER IS STAMPED "REG. IN US.S. PAT. OFF. WINCHESTER TRADE MARK". RIFLE IS MISSING LADDER UNDER REAR SIGHT. RIGHT SIDE OF SLIDE HANDLE HAS SCREW MISSING. MAGAZINE MOUNTS ARE LOOSE FROM BARREL. LOCKING LUG ON MAGAZINE ROD IS WORN OFF. STOCK IS SLIGHTLY LOOSE. METAL ON BREECH BLOCK IS PITTED AND MODERATELY CORRODED. FRONT OF BREECH BLOCK IS WORN AS WELL. BARREL AND OTHER METAL PARTS HAVE MILD AMOUNTS OF TARNISH AND CORROSION. WOOD ON STOCK AND SLIDE HANDLE HAS MEDIUM DARK FINISH. ONE SIDE OF STOCK HAS ILLEGIBLE SYMBOL CARVED IN IT. BUTT OF STOCK IS STAMPED LOGO WHICH IS WORN TOO MUCH TO BE READ. ON SCREWS IN BUTT OF STOCK HAVE FLOWER PATTERN STAMPED INTO THEM. STOCK HAS TWO SMALL CRACKS IN IT, ONE NEAR BACK OF TRIGGER GUARD, THE OTHER ON SIDE NEAR RECEIVER.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-FIREARM

Historical Association

AGRICULTURE

LEISURE

History

RIFLE WAS GIVEN TO DONOR BY HIS BROTHER.

Catalogue Number

P19950005002

Acquisition Date

1995-02

Collection

Museum

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