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44-40 Willy wrote:Either a Model 1888 or a 1889. I'm leaning towards a 1888.
Me too.---6
You don't think it could be the larger action 1881?
Griff,
It does not have the receiver shape of an 81. Besides, an 81's loading gate is a sliding cover with no indentataion. I saved the picture and blew it up and it got very grainy. I was looking for the bolt....could not see it. I did not put a lot of time on the examination as I have other s&&. to do. ---6
44-40 Willy wrote:Either a Model 1888 or a 1889. I'm leaning towards a 1888.
Me too.---6
You don't think it could be the larger action 1881?
Griff,
It does not have the receiver shape of an 81. Besides, an 81's loading gate is a sliding cover with no indentataion. I saved the picture and blew it up and it got very grainy. I was looking for the bolt....could not see it. I did not put a lot of time on the examination as I have other s&&. to do. ---6
Come-on 6, priorities man priorities
Something to think about…
Could one of us have this very rifle in our collection and not even know it
44-40 Willy wrote:Either a Model 1888 or a 1889. I'm leaning towards a 1888.
Me too.---6
You don't think it could be the larger action 1881?
Griff,
It does not have the receiver shape of an 81. Besides, an 81's loading gate is a sliding cover with no indentataion. I saved the picture and blew it up and it got very grainy. I was looking for the bolt....could not see it. I did not put a lot of time on the examination as I have other s&&. to do. ---6
I couldn't see the bolt either, but was unaware of the difference in loading gates. Found a pic of an '81, now see it. With only 4,800 '88s made, it's pretty rare. Wonder if someone has that one in their collection?!
Griff,
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I understand James Butler Hickock's friend Charlie Utter arranged for the funeral & saw to it that a Sharp's rifle that Hickock was fond of was placed along side him in his coffin.... rarity, I guess. Apparently he'd quit using his '51 Navy Colt nickel-plated; ivory handled revolvers at some point.....one of them is in the Gene Autry museum, I think. He was carrying a S&W No.2 Army revolver when he was murdered. jd45