Towards serial number 100,000 other changes were made in the gun (hammer spring, etc.) and the gun became generally known as the model 62A. A few even had the letter "X" stamped on bottom of the receiver when two rifles inadvertently received the same serial number. This change continued until about serial number 98,xxx. To signify this change, a letter "A" was stamped behind the serial number on the bottom of the receiver. If I remember correctly, there was a change made in the model 62's bolt locking mechanism along about serial number 24,xxx. Lots of those early guns had the bores shot out of them what with the corrosive black powder ammo they used in the early days and often had the barrels replaced at a later date. The smooth fore ends were typical of the earlier versions. I assume the serial number on the tang matches the number on the receiver? The script on your barrel is not typical of the serial number range your gun has. I'm certainly not an expert on these old guns.but in looking at Ned Schwing's book on the slide action Winchesters.your barrel appears to be a very late model barrel and may be a factory replacement if it has the factory replacement proof mark. Of course, its entirely possible that a gunsmith removed the barrel from a late model gun - for whatever reason - and installed it on your gun. I think a different mark may have been used if the barrel was ordered from Winchester and installed by a gunsmith. If the barrel is a later factory replacement barrel, there should be the additional proof mark - the "P" in the circle - stamped next to the factory proof mark. One proof mark will be on the top of the receiver just behind the barrel the other will be on top of the barrel just ahead of the receiver - these were done before the gun left the factory. The two factory proof marks are a circle with a "P" and "W" inside - with one letter superimposed over the other. I think they started proof marking the barrel and receiver when they started stamping the "B" on the receiver with the serial numbers.some where around August of '08. Does it also happen to have an extra proofmark with the P inside a round circle on the top of barrel?Ī lot of these guns also had the gum wood stocks (like mine) instead of walnut. Does your gun have the characteristic Winchester proof marks on the top of barrel and receiver - I think I can see one on the top of the receiver in one photo. All this is if I read the information correctly. However, the inscription on your barrel is characteristic of a late model '06 and was frequently used by Winchester to rebarrel earlier 1906 guns sent to them for repair. If that is correct, then the year of manufacture range is about 1908 - 1914. In looking at your gun, the tang inscription seems to fit the serial number range 110,00 - 450,000 according to Ned Schwing's book on those guns. If I remember correctly, they used model 1890 receivers for the first couple of years then in August of 1908 when the guns were converted to handle shorts, longs, and long rifles, they started stamping them with the letter B. I have one made in 1908 that has the letter A stamped with the serial numbers on the receiver - mine was chambered for short only.
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