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i noticed that the replacement buttplate sounded a little hollow.
I usually take off the grips and butt plates of any used gun I come across and so far the best thing I've seen was four sets of initials
inside the grips of and old Colt.
Until Today!
I opened up the stock on the 1886 I bought in October and found these two notes:
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The older note on heavy waxy paper says:
" This gun was bot from J.D. Burns in 1905. 33WCF"
(signed)
Jacob Ellingson
Colfax Wis.
PAT. OCT.14.1884
Jan.20 1885.
The second note on different paper;
Re-writes the older note and states( and corrects the spelling):
" I Bill Ellingson Bought this gun
in Dec.15, 1964"
I bought the rifle at the Ohio Gun Collectors show
in October of this year. The guys I bought it form told me that
the guns, mostly Winchesters, came from a fairly large collection. I didn't get the name but
now i wish I had.
The rifle was made in 1902, the first year for the .33WCF.
I'm betting that Mr. Ellingson bought it from the original owner/ store owner. Bill Ellingson was a
realitive and I'm only the Third owner in 106 years!!!
Man I love old guns!!!
jb
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