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Issued that is, those actually constructed by Winchester / USRA as commemoratives. The "official" WINCHESTER ®commemoratives Issues have been produced at the original New Haven, Connecticut plant. The collection, however, they are fairly scarce. Have made it "south of the border" and comprise their own group within
S.Įditions and were only available in Canada. TheseĬommemoratives were produced in relatively fewer numbers than the U.
During the period 1970 throughġ982, this factory also produced commemorative Model 94 rifles and carbinesįor the Canadian market (Canadians were allowed to own guns then). One of theseįactories was in Cobourg, Ontario Canada. Worldwide producing the some of the finest firearms known. The outer sleeve as they were shipped from the factory. Original boxes with all associated paperwork and accessories including
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The original sleeve art has been done by noted western artist Joseph FerraraĪnd are almost as enjoyable to collect as the commemoratives themselves.įor the guns to retain their full value to the collector, the guns mustīe in "New In Box" (NIB) condition, that is, they are unfired in their In standard production boxes, but covered with a full color printed sleeveĭepicting scenes of the persons / events the gun commemorates. €™66 Centennial models in 1966, these rifles and carbines have been provided
Grades and figure of wood in the stocks and forends. Pewter plating of the receiver and other parts of the gun, as well as higher The event or person being honored including engraving, silver, gold or All have various levels of embellishment which highlight
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Were manufactured for only one year and were produced in limited quantitiesĪnd have special serial numbers not in the regular production range. Or periods in United States or Canadian history. States Repeating Arms Company) has produced special, limited edition Modelĩ4 rifles and carbines to commemorate significant events, people, places Since 1964 the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (now the United Whether youĪre an advanced collector or just learning about this aspect of firearmsĬollecting, there is something here for you. Just if I mess that up then I am really screwed.Īny experts at finding obscure parts? I’ll pay a $20 finders fee at this point as I have had no luck so far.Of WINCHESTER ®commemoratives. I would like to find a correct front band but if I could find either a Rossi without the front sight or even aftermarket that would work.Īnother option is for me to grind and the file and reblue the front band That is on my gun to remove the ears for the Rossi front sight. My barrel measures 0.625 inches and the magazine tube is 0.645 inches. The gun would be from about 1989 to 1992 as in 1993 the went to a dovetail cut and drifted front sight.
The only issue was the barrel band I had was the wrong size for the gun, the magazine tube was too large. Last year I finally decided to try to fix it and had a gunsmith mount then correct front sight and then he had to reblue the barrel. The gun instead had a goofy looking Rossi barrel band but the front sight that was mounted into it would move so the front sight would be high/low depending how it rotated.
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I’ve had this gun for twenty plus years and when I bought it I got it cheap (for what it is) because a previous owner knocked the front sight off or broke it etc.